000 FZNT27 KNHC 210011 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 711 PM EST Sun Dec 20 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...The cold front in the NW Gulf extends from a 1013 mb low pressure near Pensacola, Florida to the southwest Gulf this afternoon. Moderate to fresh northwest winds will accompany this front as it moves across the southeast Gulf tonight into Monday. High pressure shifts to the east with southerly flow returning by middle of the week. On Thu, strong cold front will enter the basin and bring possible gale force winds in the SW Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft,building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.