000 FZNT27 KNHC 100337 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1037 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure over the area will shift eastward and weaken through Sun in response to the next cold front that will approach the NW Gulf. This front along with developing low pressure will move to along Texas coast Sun afternoon. The front will reach from southwestern Louisiana to low pressure near 28N95W 1014 mb Sun night. The low will quickly track northeastward and reach to just south of the western Florida panhandle on Mon afternoon and to near Apalachicola, Florida by late Mon night, with the cold front trailing southward to near 25N86W and southwestward to the central Bay of Campeche. The low will move over northeastern Florida by Tue afternoon, with the cold front extending southwestward to the eastern Bay of Campeche. The front will exit the far southeastern Gulf Tue night. Strong winds reaching frequent gusts to gale force are expected over some parts of the NW Gulf Sun night. Gale force winds are possible south of 24N and west of 95W to along the coast of Mexico Mon through Mon night. Expect for areas of rain along with scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop from this afternoon and into tonight over the NW Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...W of 94W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. E of 94W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of rain, then isolated showers and thunderstorms late W of 94W. .SUN...W of 94W, SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. E of 94W, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms W of 94W. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, except W of 94W SW winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except W of 94W 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, except W of 94W diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except W of 94W 7 to 10 ft subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft E of 94W, and 5 to 7 ft W of 94W. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E of 87W, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. W of 87W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.