000 FZNT27 KNHC 270808 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 308 AM EST Sat Jan 27 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front has moved off the Texas coast early this morning. This front will race eastward today and tonight, with scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms expected ahead of it over the north-central and NE Gulf of Mexico. These thunderstorms will likely bring locally hazardous winds and seas, especially this morning. Also ahead of the cold front, areas of fog will prevail over the far northern Gulf today. Behind the cold front, fresh to strong NW to N winds are expected until the front moves SE of the area Sun. In the wake of the front, high pressure will build into the region, leading to quiescent conditions later Mon through much of next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...STORM WARNING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TODAY...SE winds 25 to 30 kt early this morning, then NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog, especially this morning. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...STORM WARNING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TODAY...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy dense fog. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.