359 FZNT27 KNHC 250925 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 425 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from SE Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms with frequent lightning and gusty winds is ahead of the front, north of 26.5N. These storms will continue eastward across the Gulf as the front reaches from Tampa Bay, FL to the Yucatan Peninsula tonight, and exits the basin from the Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Channel by midday Thu. Sustained winds near-gale force are expected through early this morning, with frequent gusts to gale force over the north-central and NE Gulf. A brief wind gust to 50 kt is possible in the line of storms within 60 nm of the coast of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle prior to sunrise. Winds and seas will gradually improve by Fri. Fresh to locally strong southerly return flow will set-up this weekend in the far western Gulf in response to the next cold front that will be approaching the NW Gulf. Fresh to strong east winds will surge from the southwestern Atlantic through the Straits of Florida and into the far southeastern Gulf Sat and Sat night. These conditions will improve late on Sun into Sun night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNRISE... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY WITHIN 60 NM OF FL PANHANDLE... .REST OF OVERNIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt, except occasional gusts to 50 kt with 60 nm of coast of Alabama and western Florida Panhandle. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TODAY...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, excpet 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt within 60 nm of Florida Panhandle. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.