000 FZNT25 KNHC 172116 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 416 PM EST Thu Jan 17 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...High pressure will dominate the basin through Friday. Fresh to strong S return flow will develop in the western Gulf of Mexico on Friday night and Saturday. A strong cold front is expected to reach the NW Gulf of Mexico on Saturday evening. It is likely that a line of rainshowers and thunderstorms may precede the front. Winds to gale force will be possible behind the front on Saturday night and Sunday morning near Tampico and Veracruz, in Mexico. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the late morning and afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will drift E from the SE United States toward Bermuda through Saturday night. The winds will veer to the S, then strengthen from Saturday through Sunday morning east of Florida. A strong cold front will push off the Florida peninsula on Sunday afternoon. The front will extend from 31N76W to 23N80W on Sunday night, and then extend from 31N66W to 22N78W on Monday. Minimal gale force winds will be possible on either side of the front N of 29N on Sunday and Monday. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the late morning and afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.