498 FZNT27 KNHC 021922 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 222 PM EST Mon Jan 2 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A tight pressure gradient between a developing winter storm over the US Southern Plains and high pressure over the W Atlantic will force fresh to strong SE to S return flow through Tue night across the Gulf of Mexico. A cold front will slowly move off of the Texas coast Tue afternoon, reaching from the Big Bend of Florida to Yucatan Thu morning, and cross the Gulf by Thu night accompanied by only moderate to fresh winds in its wake on Fri and Sat. Patchy dense marine fog is possible at times, especially within 120 NM of the US coastline through tonight. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.