000 FZNT25 KNHC 072021 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 421 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 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 ridge will dominate the Gulf waters over the next few days, with a weak high pressure cell developing over the SE Gulf. This system will move toward western Cuba on Thu, ahead of the next cold front forecast to reach the northern Gulf Thu night into Fri. The front will stall and weaken over the northern or central waters Fri night. Fresh to locally strong NE to E winds will follow the front. Southerly winds will increase across the region during the upcoming weekend. Smoke from agricultural fires in southern Mexico may reduce visibilities over the SW Gulf and Bay of Campeche. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...High pressure offshore of Florida will track SE through Wed, then maintain a ridge across the southern waters through late week. A trough will cross the northern waters Wed night and Thu. Fresh to strong southerly winds are expected across the N waters ahead of the trough. A cold front is expected to move SE across the SW N Atlantic waters Thu night through Sat. night. Southerly winds are forecast to increase E of Florida late Sat night into Sun between a low pressure over the SE CONUS and a ridge over the western Atlantic. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.