000 FZNT25 KNHC 082016 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 416 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 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...High pressure will prevail across the Gulf waters through Thu. A cold front will reach the northern Gulf Thu night, then stall and weaken across the southern Gulf Fri night. Southerly winds will increase across the basin this weekend ahead of another cold front forecast to reach the NW Gulf on Sun. The front should reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche on Mon. Smoke from agricultural fires in southern Mexico may reduce visibilities over the SW Gulf and Bay of Campeche. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will dominate the waters S of 27N while a trough will move across the northern waters tonight and Thu. Expect fresh to strong winds on either side of the trough, but mainly on the E side. A cold front will move SE across the region Thu night through Sat night. Southerly winds will increase east of Florida Sat night through Sun night, possibly reaching gale force N of 30N. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. 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 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft.