000 FZNT27 KNHC 070337 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1037 PM EST Sat Jan 6 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 extends from Sarasota, FL to near 23N89W, where it becomes a stationary front to the SW Bay of Campeche. The cold front will become stationary Sun afternoon from the Straits of Florida to 20N95W. A very strong cold front is expected to enter the western Gulf Mon evening and move southeast of the basin late Tue night. Strong to near gale force SE to S winds will begin in advance of the cold front, Sun night into early Mon, as a warm front advances northward across the basin, which should result in scattered showers and thunderstorms. Gale force winds are expected by midday Mon over the north-central Gulf, with gusts reaching strong gale force speeds. Strong to near gale force winds are also expected across most of the basin by that same time. Strong to severe thunderstorms will likely accompany the cold front over portions of the northern Gulf. Several areas of the Gulf will experience sustained winds of gale force on both sides of the front. Conditions quiet down Wed through Thu as high pressure in the wake of the front shifts E across the central Gulf. This will allow for moderate return flow to set up over the far western Gulf. By late Thu, moderate to fresh E to SE winds are expected across most of the basin as the high pressure will have shifted E of northern Florida. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SE swell. Showers and chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to W 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE to S swell. .TUE...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W swell. .WED...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...E to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in SE swell. .TUE...S to SW winds 30 to 35 kt, shifting to W 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 16 ft in S to SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in SW to W swell. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.