456 FZNT27 KNHC 010849 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 349 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will continue to dominate the Gulf waters through tonight. Expect southerly winds, gentle to moderate for the northeastern Gulf, and moderate to occasional fresh over the northwestern Gulf. This moist southerly flow will continue to favor the development of marine fog across the northern Gulf early this morning and tonight. Southerly flow will increase and reach fresh to strong by Thu, ahead of a cold front forecast to move eastward across the Gulf late Thu night and Fri. These winds will reach near-gale force across the north-central Gulf. This front is anticipated to stall and weaken across the east-central Gulf on Sat, which should allow both winds and seas to gradually subside. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL MID MORNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dense fog up to 20 NM nearshore from near Galveston. Vsby 1 NM until mid morning. Patchy fog farther offshore, vsby 3 NM until mid morning. .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. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog until mid morning. Vsby 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S swell. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.