879 
FZNT27 KNHC 241403
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
903 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2023

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A warm front extends off the coast of Texas across
the NW Gulf to 27N90W. Fresh to strong SE winds have developed N
of the front. The warm front will shift N of the area today
while cold front moves off the Texas coast into the northwest
Gulf. The cold front will reach 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

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 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 3 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 30 kt
with frequent gusts to gale force within 60 nm of the coast. 
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt, with frequent gusts to
galw force within 60 nm of the coast. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to
2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.