000 FZNT25 KNHC 162040 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 340 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2020 ...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 over NW Gulf will stall over the northern waters tonight then lift northward on Mon. The next cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf Tue night, then move slowly across the Gulf region Wed through Thu. Reinforcing cold air will push the cold front across the Gulf waters late Thu into Fri. Gale force conditions are possible west of the front offshore of Tampico, Mexico late Thu night, and offshore of Veracruz, Mexico on Fri. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will briefly reach the NW waters tonight into Mon, the move N of the area by Mon night. The next cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast on Wed and stall over the northern waters on Thu. Reinforcing cold air will push the front southward Thu night into Fri. Gale conditions are possible W of the front across the north waters Thu night and Fri. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt late. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late. .FRI...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 27N, and 9 to 14 ft N of 27N.