000 FZNT27 KNHC 080923 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 423 AM EST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure over the southeast U.S. will shift east today ahead of a cold front expected to move off the Texas coast into the northwest Gulf later this morning. The front will stall over the northern Gulf tonight and dissipate early Mon. Light to gentle variable winds will dominate the basin afterward through Thu morning when a strong cold front is forecast to emerge off the coast of Texas. Fresh southerly flow will return to the Texas coast Wed into Thu ahead of this front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TUE...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.