000 FZNT27 KNHC 090930 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 430 AM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from SE Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico. Gale force S winds are east of the front, N of 24N. Gale force NW winds are west of the front. A severe squall line with extremely strong wind gusts has developed along the cold front north of 26N. The cold front will reach from Pensacola, FL to Veracruz, Mexico around sunrise today, from near Ft. Myers, FL to Cancun, Mexico this evening, then move southeast of the basin late tonight. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 kt with higher gusts are expected on both sides of the front through this evening. The squall line will continue to bring severe gusts through today as it moves eastward across the Gulf of Mexico. Conditions quiet down Wed through Thu as high pressure shifts E across the 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 eastern Bay of Campeche by late Fri. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow this front. Conditions improve Sat and Sat night as high pressure builds over the western Gulf, although fresh NE winds will linger in the SE Gulf and Yucatan Channel. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...STORM WARNING E OF 91W WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST UNTIL SUNRISE... ...GALE WARNING ELSEWHERE... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TODAY...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Frequent gusts to storm force prior to sunrise E of 91W within 60 nm of shore. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. .TONIGHT...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...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. 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...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...STORM WARNING WEST OF 83.5W WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... ...GALE WARNING ELSEWHERE... .TODAY...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts to 45 kt, shifting to W 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Frequent gusts to storm force within 60 nm of shore. Seas 12 to 17 ft in S to SW swell. Tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force in the evening. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.