000 FZNT27 KNHC 082130 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 430 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A warm front extends from the Straits of Florida northwestward to south-central Louisiana. It will continue to lift north-northeastward through Tue. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected mainly along and north of the warm front, with the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms along and just north of the northern border of the offshore water zones. A very strong cold front will enter the western Gulf of Mexico this evening, reach from Pensacola, FL to Veracruz, Mexico early Tue, from near Ft. Myers, FL to the NE Yucatan Peninsula Tue evening, then move southeast of the basin late Tue night. Near gale to gale force winds are developing over most of the Gulf north of about 25N. Gusts to strong gale force speeds are expected over the northern Gulf. Near gale force winds are expected for most of the Gulf of Mexico on both sides of the front, through Tue evening, 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. The 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. Conditions improve Sat and Sat night as high pressure builds over the western Gulf, however, fresh to locally strong northeast winds will linger in the southeastern Gulf and near and in the Yucatan Channel. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...STORM WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST BETWEEN 90W AND 91W THROUGH TUE MORNING... ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt except W of 94W becoming NW 30 to 40 kt late, and within 60 nm of coast 30 to 40 kt with gusts to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft late except building to 12 to 16 ft within 60 nm of coast. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt with frequent gusts to 45 kt, except with gusts to 50 kt within 60 nm of coast early. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in W swell in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...STORM WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 30 to 40 kt, except with gusts up 50 kt within 60 nm of coast. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Winds up to 50 kt within 60 nm of coast through the afternoon. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and 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 6 to 9 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell.