000 FZNT27 KNHC 240323 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1023 PM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Moderate winds and seas across the north- central and northeastern Gulf will increase tonight between high pressure over the Carolinas and a complex low and cold front moving from the southern Rockies into the southern Plains. A warm front will develop ahead of the low and move northward across the northwest Gulf tonight into Sun. The cold front will move off the Texas coast into the northwest Gulf Sun night, reaching from Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico early Mon, from northern Florida to Veracruz, Mexico early Tue, and then move southeast of the Gulf early Wed. High pressure will build in the wake of the front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.