000 FZNT27 KNHC 280306 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1006 PM EST Wed Dec 27 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the north-central Gulf will shift eastward ahead of a dry cold front moving off the Texas coast. The front will move southeast of the basin Thu night, followed by fresh winds and moderate seas. Winds and seas will diminish Sat as high pressure builds across the Gulf in the wake of the front. Looking ahead, fresh southerly winds will return to the western Gulf Sun and Sun night as the high pressures shifts eastward. Another cold front is expected to move across the northern and western Gulf Mon, and reach from southwest Florida to the south-central Gulf and SW Gulf by late Mon. Moderate to fresh northerly winds will follow in behind this front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.