000 FZNT27 KNHC 120400 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1100 PM 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 across the northern Gulf overnight 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 northwestern 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 enter the northwestern Gulf early Mon, and move to southeast of the Gulf by late Tue night, followed by fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 35 kt by noon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .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 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.