000 FZNT27 KNHC 072141 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 441 PM 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 extending extending from the Straits of Florida to the NW Yucatan Peninsula will become stationary early this evening. The front will begin to lift northward as a warm front 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 Mon night, 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. Southeasterly winds begin to increase late Thu across the basin as the next cold front approaches from the W. This next cold front is expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri and reach from the Florida panhandle to the Yucatan Peninsula by late Fri. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow in the wake of this front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .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, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 17 ft E to SE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Numerous 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 in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.