000 FZNT27 KNHC 290836 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 436 AM EDT Sat Apr 29 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will enter the northwestern Gulf early this 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 today, reaching the Veracruz area this afternoon. Fresh to strong southerly winds and strong thunderstorms are forecast over the eastern Gulf ahead of the front. Hazy conditions generated by agricultural fires in Mexico will linger across the central Gulf and Bay of Campeche this morning. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.