115 FZNT25 KNHC 091956 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 356 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...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...Mainly fresh SE winds will prevail across much of the Gulf through tonight, ahead of a cold front slowly approaching from the northwest. The cold front will move off the Texas coast into the northwest Gulf Fri and move southeast, stall from south Texas to the Straits of Florida on Sun, then weaken and drift northward. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending from high pressure centered near 30N35W westward into central Florida will shift slowly eastward through Sat, ahead of a cold front approaching from the northwest. The front will move off the northeast Florida coast Fri night, then weaken as it moves east, reaching from Bermuda to the central Bahamas by late Sat night. Winds and seas will diminish into Mon as the dissipating front continues to drift east of the area, and high pressure builds between the Carolinas and Bermuda in the wake of front. Looking ahead, SE winds will increase and seas will build late Mon through Tue night off northeast Florida and north of the Bahamas, as the high pressure shifts eastward ahead of the next weak front moving into the southeastern United States. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. N of 27N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.