000 FZNT27 KNHC 170418 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1118 PM EST Tue Jan 16 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 extends southwestward from Tampa, Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche. Fresh to strong with locally near-gale force northerly winds and very rough seas will persist behind this front across the western, central and northeastern Gulf tonight. Starting Wed morning, winds and seas at these locations will improve quickly. The front will exit the Gulf late tonight into Wed morning. Afterward, the next cold front will enter the northwestern Gulf late Thu and move southward across the basin through late Fri night into Sat morning, followed by fresh to strong northerly winds and moderate to rough seas. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.