000 FZNT25 KNHC 301431 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1031 AM EDT Tue Oct 30 2018 ...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...High pressure will become centered across the SE U.S. today. Winds and seas will begin to increase across the Gulf tonight as return flow sets up across the west half ahead of a strong cold front expected to move off the Texas coast early Thu. The front will reach from western Florida Panhandle to just south of Veracruz, Mexico Fri morning, and from south Florida to Yucatan Peninsula Sat morning. A squall line with brief gale-force winds is expected to develop just ahead of the cold front N of 27N. Required maintenance will result in a period when the HF FAX may not be broadcasting from 1600 UTC to 1900 UTC today. We apologize for the inconvenience. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extending from 31N66W through the SE Bahamas to E central Cuba will drift SE to the W of 70W today then move S tonight through Wed and dissipate. A reinforcing cold front moving into the waters off NE Florida tonight will reach from near Bermuda to Straits of Florida this afternoon, from 26N65W to W central Cuba Wed morning, then stall and weaken from 24N65W to NW Cuba late Wed before dissipating late in the week. Swell associated with Hurricane Oscar over the central Atlc will affect all waters but NW portions through Wed. Required maintenance will result in a period when the HF FAX may not be broadcasting from 1600 UTC to 1900 UTC today. We apologize for the inconvenience. .THIS AFTERNOON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.