912 FZNT25 KNHC 151525 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1125 AM EDT Wed May 15 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...A cold front extends from Mexico Beach, Florida SW to Tampico, Mexico. Showers and thunderstorms are expected across the NE Gulf today in association with a pre-frontal trough just N of Tampa Bay. The front will lift as a warm front later today and linger across the northern Gulf over the next few days. This will shift the focus of heavy rain and thunderstorms to the northern Gulf on Thu and Fri. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin, pulsing to locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche. Winds will slightly weaken during the weekend as the gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, haze due to agricultural fires in Mexico continues across most of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong SW winds and moderate to rough seas are noted off the NE Florida coast to 76W due to an approaching cold front and pre-frontal trough. Showers and thunderstorms with frequent lightning and gusty winds are also noted moving off the central Florida coast and N of Freeport this morning. The front will push off the NE Florida coast by Thu and extend from 31N68W to 29N81W Fri morning, and weaken as it extends from 31N61W to 28N71W Sat morning. Fresh to strong winds will continue ahead of the front through Fri along with showers and thunderstorms. Conditions will improve by Fri night into the weekend as the front dissipates. Tranquil conditions are expected this weekend. .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.