000 FZNT27 KNHC 110933 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 533 AM EDT Wed Oct 11 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...An old front has begun to lift northward across the Gulf this morning, and extends from SW Florida to 27N90W to 1003 mb low pressure near 23.5N95.5W. The front and low pres will lift northward today, reaching along 29N-30N. The low pres is expected to strengthen along the front this morning over the NW Gulf, and move E-NE across the N central and NE Gulf this afternoon and evening, then inland across N Florida tonight. Scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms and strong to gale force winds will accompany this low pressure system and frontal boundary across the northern Gulf through tonight. High pressure across the Atlantic will build modestly westward into the eastern Gulf Fri through early Sat, before the next cold front moves into the NW Gulf Sat morning and across the entire basin by Sun evening. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds increasing to 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.