000 FZNT25 KNHC 190844 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 444 AM EDT Tue Mar 19 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 stationary front extends from the Florida Straits near 23N80W to 22N87W to the Bay of Campeche near 19N92W. Strong to near gale-force N to NE winds are to the N of the front E of 95W. The front will weaken this afternoon and winds will diminish to strong covering mainly the SE basin. The front will transition to a cold front and exit the region this evening. A new surface ridge will build S across the area Wed and prevail through the weekend. .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends SW from a 1014 low pressure centered near 30N69W to 26N74W where it stalls to Andros Island and then SW to the Straits of Florida near 23N80W. The frontal boundary will shift slowly SE through Wed to eventually extend from 31N59W to Turks and Caicos Wed evening in response to new low pres developing and moving NE away from the Bahamas. As the low develops gale force winds are expected N of 29N E of 70W starting Wed morning and continuing through Wed night. A reinforcing cold front will move across the northern waters Thu morning through Fri and then stall from 25N65W to the approaches of the Windward Passage on Sat morning. .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S of 27N,NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. N of 27N,NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.