000 FZNT25 KNHC 162013 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 313 PM EST Wed Dec 16 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 cold front extends from the Florida panhandle to the Bay of Campeche. The front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche late this evening. Northerly gales across the Veracruz, Mexico waters will diminish early this evening. Winds and seas over the Gulf will gradually diminish through Fri as high pressure builds across the northern Gulf and the front sinks SE of the basin. The next cold front will move into the northwest Gulf by Sat night and move slowly SE through Sun. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move off the northeast Florida coast tonight, then slide slowly SE and reach from near Bermuda through the central Bahamas to central Cuba Fri. Expect fresh to strong southwesterly winds ahead of the front N of 28N this evening through Thu. The front will gradually weaken and become E to W aligned along 24N Sun morning. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.