Expires:No;;062749 FZNT27 KNHC 120732 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 332 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...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 is moving into the NW Gulf, extending from SE Louisiana to near Brownsville, Texas early this morning, with fresh to strong winds and building seas behind it, gale-force winds in the coastal waters. The front will quickly reach from the mid-Florida Panhandle to just SE of Veracruz, Mexico this afternoon, then will stall and significantly weaken over the SE Gulf tonight into early Fri, dissipating Fri night. Marine conditions will improve significantly early Fri through Sun as weak high pressure settles just N of the basin. Another cold front will move into the NW Gulf Sun night and reach the SE Gulf by Mon night. Strong to near gale-force winds will follow the front along with rough seas, with possible gales in the NW Gulf, and offshore Tamaulipas and Veracruz, Mexico Mon and Mon night. Northwest Gulf of America ...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT AND MON... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt, except to 35 kt in the coastal waters early, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of America ...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... .TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Winds to 35 kt in the coastal waters behind front early. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft behind front. Areas of dense fog with vsbys 1 nm or less within 60 nm of shore early in the Apalachee Bay. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.