710 FZNT27 KNHC 251741 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1241 PM 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 the far western Florida panhandle southwestward to 26N90W and to the Bay of Campeche near 19N96W. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms with frequent lightning and gusty winds is ahead of the front, north of 27N. 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. Gale-force winds offshore Veracruz will diminish to near gale-force early this evening. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 5 to 10 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 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms far NE Gulf, shifting E of area late. .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 4 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.