000 FZNT27 KNHC 020926 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 426 AM EST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong return flow is across the gulf W of 86W ahead of a strong cold front forecast to come off the coast of Texas this morning. Strong gale conditions will affect the NW and SW basin today. The front is forecast to move east of the gulf Mon morning. Winds and seas associated with the front will gradually subside through Mon night. Light to gentle variable winds are expected Tue increasing to gentle to moderate speeds Wed. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft,building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts reaching gale force. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.