000 FZNT27 KNHC 111458 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 958 AM EST Thu Jan 11 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Southerly winds will increase over the northern Gulf by this evening ahead of the next cold front expected to move off the Texas coast Fri morning. Winds to gale force and rough seas will follow the front over the western Gulf, as it reaches from Apalachicola, Florida to Veracruz, Mexico Fri night. Looking ahead, winds and seas will diminish Sat and Sun as the front shifts southeast of the basin and high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Another front may move off the Texas coast on Mon, followed by strong NW winds. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.