000 FZNT27 KNHC 110854 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 354 AM EST Thu Jan 11 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will enter the NW waters this evening, rapidly shifting across the basin through Fri night. Gale force winds are possible W of the front in the western Gulf tonight through Fri. A reinforcing front will move through the eastern Gulf Sat. High pres will build in the wake of the fronts for the remainder of the weekend into early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE... .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog with visibilities 1 nm or less in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt E of front, and NW 25 to 35 kt W of front. Seas 5 to 7 ft,building to 8 to 11 ft in NW swell late. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of dense fog with visibilities 1 nm or less in the morning. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.