000 FZNT27 KNHC 150321 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1021 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure building across the eastern United States will support fresh to strong winds over the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico tonight, with easterly gales offshore OF Florida through Fri. Low pressure will form in the SW Gulf Fri night then move NE and into Florida Sat night. This will produce additional gales in the NE Gulf. A cold front will trail from the low, exiting the Gulf by early Sun. Strong north winds will spill into the western Gulf Sat and Sat night behind the front. High pressure will then settle in over the area through early next week allowing for marine conditions to improve. Expect widespread showers and thunderstorms over most of the central and eastern Gulf through early Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E swell. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E to SE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.