857 
FZNT27 KNHC 071537
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1037 AM EST Sun Jan 7 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 Naples, FL to 24N88W,
where it becomes a stationary front to the SW Bay of Campeche
near 20N96W. The cold front will become stationary early this
evening from the Straits of Florida to 20N95W. The front will
then move northward across the basin as a warm front tonight
through early Mon, accompanied by scattered showers and
thunderstorms as southeasterly winds increase to strong to near
gale force across much of the basin. A very strong cold front
will enter the western Gulf of Mexico early Mon evening, reach
from Pensacola, FL to Veracruz, Mexico early Tue, from near Ft.
Myers, FL to Cancun, Mexico Tue evening, and move southeast of
the basin late Tue night. Gale force winds are expected to begin
by late Mon morning over the north-central Gulf, with gusts
reaching strong gale force speeds. Near-gale force winds are
expected for most of the Gulf of Mexico on both sides of the
front, Mon through Tue, with several areas experiencing
sustained gale force winds. A squall line containing severe
thunderstorms is likely to occur over the northern Gulf of
Mexico just prior to the frontal passage. Conditions quiet down
Wed through Thu as high pressure shifts E across the central
Gulf in the wake of the front.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W MON NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 40 kt. 
Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and 
thunderstorms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, except W of 94W becoming 
NW 30 to 40 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered to numerous 
showers and thunderstorms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. 
.WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.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 TUE...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered 
showers and thunderstorms.
.TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 12 to 16 ft.  
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W
swell. 
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W
swell. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W
swell. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.