000 FZNT27 KNHC 221519 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1019 AM EST Tue Dec 22 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure prevails across the basin. Moderate to fresh northerly flow will gradually shift E to SE today as high pressure drifts eastward. Southerly flow returns into Wed before the next strong cold front enters the basin and brings gale-force winds into the NW and SW Gulf on Thu. Seas of 10-12 ft will prevail in the vicinity of the front. High pressure will build again in the wake of the front across the basin through the weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.