000 FZNT25 KNHC 240318 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 PM 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 eastward 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 southeast of of the area by Wed night. Gale force northwest to north winds will develop over waters south of 25N and west of 94W Wed and Wed night. Fresh to strong winds are expected elsewhere behind the front, then diminish Thu through Fri night as high pressure settles in over the NW Gulf. .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 TO 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near 21N65W to across the southeast part of the Dominican Republic. The front will gradually become stationary over the Virgin islands Mon, then dissipate by Wed. Low pressure northeast of the forecast waters will bring fresh to strong north to northeast winds over the waters N of 25N and E of 67W tonight. Long-period north to northeast swell west of the cold front will propagate southeastward and gradually decay through Tue. Strong south to southwest winds will develop over the northwest waters Mon night through Tue night ahead of the next strong cold front expected to move across those same waters late Tue night and Wed, and reach the far eastern waters by late on Fri while it weakens. Fresh to strong northwest winds will follow this front through Thu night before diminishing to mainly fresh winds late Thu night. .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. N of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft in NE swell N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft .WED...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...S of 27N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. N of 27N, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. N of 27N, NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N of 27N, W to Nw winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. S of 27N, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.