000 FZNT27 KNHC 220324 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1024 PM EST Wed Dec 21 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front is expected to move off the Texas coast Thu evening. The front will bring near-gale to gale force NW winds and rough to very rough seas across most of the basin through Fri. Gale-force winds will come to an end by Fri night with conditions slowly improving through the upcoming weekend. Currently, a 1016 mb low is located near 29N80W with a stationary front extending across South Florida into the Gulf of Mexico to 24N89W. The front will dissipate by Thu as the low lifts northward away from the area. Fresh winds west of the front will gradually diminish tonight. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in NW swell after midnight. .FRI...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.