000 FZNT27 KNHC 240319 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1119 PM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging extending into the eastern Gulf of Mexico from the western Atlantic will persist through Fri night, allowing for primarily moderate to fresh winds, except for fresh to strong SE winds in the western Gulf through Fri. Patchy dense fog is possible near portions of the U.S. northern Gulf Coast tonight through Fri morning, and again Fri night through Sat morning. A weak cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf waters by early Sat and move southeastward before dissipating Sat night. Moderate to locally fresh return flow will then dominate the basin through Mon. Another cold front is expected to enter the NW Gulf late on Mon and stall. The front will then begin to move southeastward starting late Mon night in response to high pressure that will build southward behind it. The front should reach from northern Florida to NE Mexico by late Tue. Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will follow in behind the front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.