000 FZNT25 KNHC 201527 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1027 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from near Marco Island Florida to the W coast of Cuba and across the Yucatan Channel and will move SE and exit the basin this afternoon. Strong winds and high seas across most of the Gulf will slowly subside through tonight. Surface ridging southward over the Gulf will shift E and allow strong SE to S return flow to develop in the western Gulf of Mexico by Tue morning. The strong return flow will expand to the eastern Gulf of Mexico Tue night. Another strong cold front could enter the NW Gulf of Mexico by Wed morning and introduce another round of gales to the Mexican coast. .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W swell. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front moving off the NE Florida coast will then reach from 31N72W to the coast of Cuba near 23N80W tonight, from 30N65W to 26N70W to the coast of Cuba near 21N77W on Monday morning, from 27N65W to the coast of Cuba near 21N77W on Monday night. The front will begin weakening and become stationary on Tuesday afternoon from 23N65W to near the Windward Passage. Minimal gale force winds will prevail on either side of the front N of 28N and W of 65W from this morning through Monday morning. Peak seas will build to near 20 feet in NW swell behind the front on Tues. Strong winds will develop between the front and 25N on Tue as strong high pressure builds to the N of the front. These winds will persist through Wed night as the strong high slowly shifts E over the western Atlc near 35N. The next cold front should push E from Florida on Thu. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and SW 25 to 35 kt N of 27N shifting to W behind front. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.