000 FZNT27 KNHC 062039 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 339 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging prevails across the basin supporting light to gentle winds today. A cold front is forecast to move off the N Gulf Coast this evening, bringing fresh to strong N to NE winds across the northern Gulf tonight. The front will stall from near central Florida to northeastern Mexico Fri and dissipate by this weekend. Fresh to locally strong SE to S return flow will then prevail across most of the Gulf Fri night through Sat night ahead of the next cold front forecast to move off the Texas coast by late Sun. Strong winds will follow the front early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.