000 FZNT27 KNHC 120321 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1021 PM EST Sun Dec 11 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Quiescent conditions will prevail today as a surface ridge over the area begins to shift eastward. Fresh to locally strong SE return flow is expected in the western and central Gulf Mon night into Tue night as a cold front approaches the NW Gulf. Seas will build in the area of strongest winds. The front is expected to move over the NW Gulf Wed morning, reach from southwest Florida to the NW Yucatan Peninsula by Thu night and from NW Cuba to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula by late Fri. Fresh to strong N winds are expected behind the front Wed in the western Gulf, decreasing to moderate to fresh northerly winds behind the front later for the central and eastern Gulf. An area of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms is currently affecting portions of the north-central and northeast Gulf in association with a weak stationary frontal boundary. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Slight chance of showers. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.