000 FZNT27 KNHC 170955 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 455 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A 999 mb low pressure currently near 27.5N84.5W will continue to strengthen as it moves NE and into Florida near the Big Bend this morning. Northerly gales will continue W of the low across the NE Gulf through mid morning. An associated cold front will trail from the low, moving SE of the Gulf and into the NW Caribbean this morning. Strong NW to N winds will continue behind this front in the central and eastern Gulf through this evening. High pressure will then settle in over the area through early next week allowing for marine conditions to gradually improve. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING E OF 85W... .TODAY...NW to N winds 25to 35 kt early diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.