000 FZNT27 KNHC 050854 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 354 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Patchy fog over the northern Gulf will dissipate through the morning ahead of a cold front expected to move off the Texas coast during the early morning. The front will reach from SE Louisiana to near Tampico, Mexico tonight, from near Tampa, Florida to the Yucatan Channel Thu night, then shift southeast of the basin on Fri. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected on either side of the front. The southerly return flow is forecast to reach minimal gale force over the NE Gulf on Thu. Winds and seas will diminish Fri and Sat as high pressure moves northeastward across the Gulf region. Looking ahead, a weak front may stall over the northern Gulf coast Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Dense fog within 30 nm of central coast of Texas ending early this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Dense fog ending early this morning near coast from western Florida Panhandle to southeast Louisiana. Scattered showers and isolated tstms later today. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 30 to 35 kt E of 88W. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered tstms. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.