000 FZNT27 KNHC 120324 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1024 PM EST Fri Feb 11 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Gentle breezes will prevail across the northern Gulf through Sat morning with some marine fog possible near the coast from Louisiana through Alabama. A strong cold front will move off the coast of Texas early Sat afternoon. Gale force northerly winds are expected behind the front offshore of Texas Sat evening. The gales will quickly move S to offshore Tampico, Mexico Sat night and off Veracruz Sun. Strong N winds are forecast over most of the remainder of the Gulf behind the front. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will precede the frontal boundary. The front should exit the basin by Sun evening. Conditions will gradually improve across the Gulf by Mon night as high pressure builds across the basin. Fresh to strong southerly return flow will develop over the NW Gulf by the middle of next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Chance of showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.