000 FZNT25 KNHC 221533 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1033 AM EST Sun Dec 22 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 nearly stationary frontal boundary extends from 1011 mb low pressure south of Mobile Bay toward the Yucatan peninsula. This pattern is supporting winds to gale force and building seas over the northeast Gulf and off Veracruz in the southwest Gulf. Clusters of thunderstorms ahead of the front are bringing gusty winds and lower visibilities due to locally heavy rainfall to portions of the eastern Gulf today. Winds and seas will diminish as the trailing cold front sweeps southeast of the Gulf tonight and the low lifts northeast toward the Georgia coast through late Mon. Weak high pressure sets up in the wake of the front over the western Gulf through mid week. Looking ahead, winds may increase over the northeast Gulf by late Thu as a weak front approaches the region. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N of 27N SE winds 30 to 35 kt diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. S of 27N S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Deepening low pressure currently over the north central Gulf of Mexico will move toward the Georgia coast by late Mon, with a trailing cold front moving off the east coast of Florida. SE winds will increase to gale force by late today off northeast Florida ahead of the approaching low and front. The front will continue to sweep eastward, reaching from 31N72W to western Cuba by early Tue as the low slowly moves toward 31N76W. The low pressure will weaken little as moves toward 29N65W by early Wed, with the front extending to the Windward Passage. Looking ahead, winds and seas diminish across the region after late Wed as the low and front move farther east and weaken. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt N of 29N in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 to 35 kt N of 29N W of 79W, and SE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...S of 27N,SW winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 27N,SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.