000 FZNT25 KNHC 231438 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 938 AM EST Sun Feb 23 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...As high pres shifts E of the Gulf, fresh to locally strong S flow will develop over the far western Gulf tonight. A weak cold front will move into the NW Gulf Mon night and Tue morning. A stronger reinforcing front will follow Tue night and Wed morning. The combined front will move SE of the basin by Wed night. Gale force NW to N winds will develop over waters S of 25N and W of 94W Wed and Wed night. Fresh to strong winds are expected elsewhere behind the front, then winds will subside Thu and Thu night as high pres builds over the NW Gulf. .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near 22N65W to the NW corner of the Dominican Republic will stretch from 19N65N to the Mona Passage by this evening. The front is slowing down and will stall from 22N55W to over the Virgin Islands Mon night, then dissipate by Wed. Low pres forming today near 29N60W could generate strong N winds over the waters N of 25N and E of 67W today and tonight. Long period N swell W of the cold front will propagate SE and gradually decay through Tue. S to SW winds N of 28N and W of 75W will become strong Mon night through Tue night ahead of the next cold front expected to push SE from Florida Wed. .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.