000 FZNT27 KNHC 251555 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1155 AM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the eastern U.S. will shift eastward today, allowing for fresh to strong SE to S winds to expand across all but the SE Gulf. Frequent gusts to gale-force will persist across the coastal waters of the north-central Gulf through this evening. A new cold front will enter the NW Gulf on this evening, reach from the mouth of the Mississippi River to near Veracruz, Mexico Tue morning, then drift E and stall from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche Wed. Fresh to strong N winds are briefly expected Tue behind the front over the W and SW Gulf. The front will then begin to move SE early Thu and move SE of the basin Thu evening. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, with frequent gusts to gale force within 60 nm of the coast between 90W and 91W. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force within 60 nm of the coast between 85W and 90W. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. .TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.