000 FZNT27 KNHC 272033 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 433 PM EDT Thu Apr 27 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends across the NW Gulf from 1008 mb low pres near 29.5N89W to near Brownsville, TX this afternoon. The front will shift slowly SE and reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the central Bay of Campeche by Fri afternoon, where it will stall and weaken. A strong cold front is forecast to enter the northwestern Gulf Sat morning, then move eastward through early next week. Strong to gale-force NW winds are expected immediately behind the front across the Mexican offshore waters Sat, reaching the Veracruz area Sat afternoon. Fresh to strong southerly winds are forecast over the eastern Gulf ahead of the front. Hazy conditions generated by agricultural fire in Mexico will linger across the west-central and central Gulf, and Bay of Campeche through Fri. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Showers and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW to W swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW to W swell. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.