000 FZNT27 KNHC 121404 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 904 AM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the portion of the NE Gulf will continue through this evening. This activity may develop again on Tue as a weak stationary front lingers over the area, and as an upper-level disturbance passes over this part of the Gulf. Otherwise, relatively quiet conditions will continue 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 tonight 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 Tampa Bay, Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche by Thu night and from the Straits of Florida to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula by late Fri. Fresh to strong N winds are expected behind the front Wed in the western Gulf, diminishing to moderate to fresh northerly winds behind the front later for the central and eastern Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SW winds 5 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 87W. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 87W. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 87W. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.