000 FZNT27 KNHC 082059 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 359 PM EST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure along the Mississippi valley will shift E today, pushing a cold front across the north-central and northeast gulf before dissipating tonight. A ridge will build westward across the basin, with a high pressure cell remaining over the eastern Gulf. Moderate to fresh southerly return flow will set-up across the western and central Gulf on Fri and Sat, ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf by Sat morning. Increasing winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.