000 FZNT27 KNHC 181005 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 505 AM EST Thu Jan 18 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge extends southwestward from a high over the Carolinas coast to near Tampico, Mexico. It will support gentle to moderate E to SE winds for the northern Gulf through early Fri morning. Afterward, a cold front will sink southward across the northern Gulf, reaching from the Florida Big Bend to western Bay of Campeche by late Fri morning, and from the Florida Straits to eastern Bay of Campeche by late Fri afternoon. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas will follow behind the front. For early next week, strong high pressure in the wake of the front should keep fresh to strong winds across the northern Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 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 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell.