Natural gas futures found fresh footing Monday for the first time in six sessions, supported by a cold shift in late November forecasts, while bears eyed next opportunities with supply still ample and another potential disruption at the Freeport LNG facility in Texas.

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The December Nymex natural gas futures contract jumped 16.4 cents day/day to settle at $3.197/MMBtu. January rose 11.6 cents to settle at $3.400.

NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg. catapulted 42.5 cents higher day/day to average $2.650, led by increases in the Rockies. But gains were widespread across regions, except for West Texas dealing with pipeline maintenance.

Early in the regular trading session on Monday, the prompt month jumped after weather models turned cold over the weekend. Analysts had warned that...