000 FZNT25 KNHC 171459 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1059 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 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 weak ridge across the northern Gulf will produce moderate to fresh SE return flow and patchy morning fog across the NW Gulf through Wed. Low pressure forming over interior Mexico and a strengthening W Atlc ridge will induce fresh return flow across most of the basin later this week. A slow moving cold front will reach the northern Gulf Fri night, where it will stall and weaken through late Sat. Strong NE to E winds will develop each evening north of the Yucatan Peninsula, then weaken overnight as the associated trough moves offshore. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A trough from 27N73W to 31N77W will drift SW and dissipate later today. Strengthening high pressure north of the area will increase winds and seas south of 27N Wed night through Sat. A cold front will move off northern Florida on Sat night. .THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE 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 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.