042 FZNT27 KNHC 240322 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1022 PM EST Fri Dec 23 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 extends from the Florida Keys to the northern Yucatan. The front will exit the Gulf in the next few hours. Gale-force winds have ended across most of the basin with fresh to strong winds now prevailing and very rough seas still persisting across the Gulf. The fresh to strong winds will continue across most of the Gulf tonight with conditions slowly improving through the weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 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...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...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 9 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.