000 FZNT25 KNHC 251505 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 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 currently extends from SW Louisiana to the Mexico coast near 24N98W. Expect strong to gale force NW winds near the coast of Veracruz Mexico for this afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms will accompany the front as it moves eastward across the forecast waters. The front will stall in the SE Gulf of Mexico on Friday night, and it will dissipate by Sunday. High pressure will build in the wake of the front and prevail through early next week. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the late morning and afternoon. Scattered showers and chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the forecast waters will retreat eastward today ahead of a cold front that will move off the NE Florida coast on Friday evening. The front will move east and stall from Bermuda to the northern Florida Keys by late Saturday, and then dissipate as it moves slowly northward through early next week. Expect strong SW winds N of 29N W of 73W from Friday morning until Friday night. Expect strong NW winds within 200 nm W of front from Friday night until Saturday morning. Expect strong SW winds within 200 nm E of front from Friday night until Saturday morning. 8 ft seas are N of 29.5N from 67W westward from Friday afternoon until Saturday night. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N,SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N,SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.