840 FZNT25 KNHC 191517 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1117 AM EDT Tue May 19 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 surface trough extends from near Sarasota, Florida SW to just offshore of the Yucatan Peninsula, while a weak cold front extends from the Florida Big Bend to near 27.5N81W. Active weather is expected to continue ahead of the trough across the Florida Straits through this evening as both features drift eastward and weaken. A second cold front is forecast to stall along the northern Gulf Coast late Wed through Fri. Elsewhere, smoke from agricultural fires in Mexico may reduce visibility at times in the Bay of Campeche for the next several days. .THIS AFTERNOON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Post-Tropical Cyclone Arthur near 36.8N 68.7W 991 mb at 1500 UTC moving E or 100 deg at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Arthur will begin to turn more SE and then S through Thu while weakening, reaching near 32N 64.5W Thu morning. Northerly swell from Arthur is expected to move into the waters N of the Bahamas Wed and subside by Fri morning. Otherwise, a weak cold front will move across Florida into the far western waters tonight and dissipate by Wed morning. .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.