000 FZNT25 KNHC 190915 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 512 AM EDT Fri Apr 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 cold front extending from Alabama to the Bay of Campeche will continue to shift across the basin, moving SE of the area late tonight. Strong to near gale force winds are expected on either side of the front, mainly over the northern waters. High pres will build in the wake of the front this weekend with return flow expected by early next week. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Winds and seas will increase over much of the NW waters today ahead of a cold front expected to move off the Florida peninsula tonight. The front will extend from 31N73W across the central Bahamas to Cuba Sat evening, from 31N69W to the SE Bahamas Sun evening, then stall and dissipate Mon night through Tue night. Gale force southerly winds are expected ahead of the front N of 27N and W of 70W. Numerous showers and scattered strong thunderstorms will accompany the front. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and SW 25 to 35 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.