965 FZNT25 KNHC 241519 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1019 AM EST Tue Dec 24 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 ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through early Wed. A weak surface trough will drift westward across the central and western Gulf Wed through Fri, with fresh E to SE winds on the E side of the trough. The next cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf Sat night. .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N73W to eastern Cuba will push eastward and reach from 31N65W to the Windward Passage tonight. A complex low pressure system will shift eastward across the northern waters through Wed night, with NE gales expected E of NE Florida today, and NE of the Bahamas on Wed. Fresh NE to E winds are expected elsewhere across the region Thu through Fri night. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF 27N N of 30N N TO NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building 8 to 10 ft. Elsewhere N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. S of 27N NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 27N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.