000 FZNT25 KNHC 251528 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1028 AM EST Wed Dec 25 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 ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through tonight. A weak surface trough will drift westward across the central and western Gulf Wed through Fri, with fresh to locally strong E to SE winds east of the trough. A cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf Sat night into Sun followed by fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas. .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A low pressure system will continue to affect the forecast waters through Thu, then shift eastward. The pressure gradient between the low pres and high pres building across the US eastern seaboard will support fresh to strong NE to E winds mainly S of 28N through at least Fri. .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.