000 FZNT27 KNHC 231517 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 AM EST Fri Feb 23 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 is over the NW Gulf. Fresh SW winds are ahead of the front over the NE Gulf. The front will reach from the western Florida Panhandle to near Brownsville, Texas by midday, move over the southern Gulf waters on Sat morning, then southeast of the basin Sat evening. Moderate to fresh northerly winds can be expected behind the front with moderate seas. Surface high pressure will build in the wake of the front late Sat through early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.