000 FZNT27 KNHC 140333 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1033 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A low pressure system NE of the Bahamas will support fresh NW winds over the eastern Gulf tonight into Fri morning. Southerly return flow will set up over the western Gulf by late Fri ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter the Gulf region by Sat morning. Strong to gale force winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front Sat through Sun. Fresh to strong southerly winds will prevail ahead of the front forecast to move SE of the area by Sun afternoon. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft,becoming 9 to 14 ft in W swell after midnight. .SUN...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in W swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.