000 FZNT27 KNHC 160310 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1010 PM EST Wed Feb 15 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong winds will continue in the Gulf of Mexico in advance of a cold front which will emerge off Texas Thu morning. Strong to near gale force N winds can be expected behind the front in the western and central Gulf Thu into Sat. Gales will develop offshore S of Brownsville, Texas, Thu evening, spreading S to off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, overnight Thu. The gales in the western Bay of Campeche will persist into Fri night. Seas in this area will build to near 17 ft by Fri afternoon. Conditions will improve Sat night into Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING THU AND THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. Chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.