000 FZNT27 KNHC 110844 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 344 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Areas of marine fog will lower visibility to less than one nm tonight and Sat night along the NE Gulf. A high pressure ridge extending from the Atlantic to the central Gulf will gradually shift eastward through Sat afternoon in response to a strong cold front that will move over the NW Gulf on Sat. Moderate to fresh southerly return flow will set-up across the western Gulf tonight ahead of the front. Gale force winds are expected to develop in the wake of the front across the western Gulf beginning this afternoon and continue through Sun morning. Seas will build to 10 ft in the wake of the front within the strongest winds. The front will weaken as it reaches from central Florida to the SW Gulf Sun and dissipate on Mon. Fresh to strong east winds will spread westward through the Straits of Florida and to the eastern Gulf S of 26N Mon through Tue night along with building seas. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH SUN MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog through the morning. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.