000 FZNT27 KNHC 141450 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 950 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle anticyclonic winds will continue through today. Fresh southerly winds are forecast to begin tonight across the western half of the basin ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter the Gulf region by Sat morning. The front will exit the eastern Gulf Sun afternoon. Strong to near gale force NW to N winds will follow the front. Some gale force winds are also forecast for the northern Gulf, from Texas to Florida, Sat through early Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 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. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S late. 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. Showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft late. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 kt, shifting 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.