544 FZNT27 KNHC 090304 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1004 PM EST Wed Jan 8 2025 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong N to NW winds will persist across the western edge of the Gulf until Thu morning. Elsewhere in the Gulf, high pressure will continue to produce moderate to fresh N to NE winds through Thu. A frontal low pressure is expected to move off southeastern Texas into the northwestern Gulf late Thu afternoon or Thu evening, and then intensify through Fri. This system is expected to bring strong to gale-force winds for the northwestern Gulf Thu night through Fri, and fresh to strong winds across the north-central and northeastern Gulf Fri through Sat. Seas in these areas are anticipated to be rough to very rough. In addition, the cold front associated with this low will produce strong to near-gale force NW to N winds and very rough seas over the west-central and southwestern Gulf Fri through Sat. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. Scattered tstms. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW to W swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.