000 FZNT27 KNHC 041412 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 912 AM EST Thu Jan 4 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from Fort Myers, Florida to 23N90W and to the SW Gulf will shift southeast of the Gulf this evening. Low pressure, with an associated cold front is forecast to move across the basin Fri into Sat, bringing strong winds and the potential for thunderstorms across the NE Gulf. Looking ahead, the next front is expected starting next week, preceded and followed by strong to near gale force winds and building seas. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers W of 94W. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.