000 FZNT25 KNHC 230233 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 933 PM EST Tue Dec 22 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 across the basin will shift eastward through Wed. A strong cold front will enter the NW Gulf early Thu, with widespread gale-force winds expected northwest of the front as it races southward across the basin through early Fri. Seas will build in excess of 10 ft behind the front on Thu. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 29N64W to the central Bahamas will stall and weaken from 26N65W to the central Bahamas on Wed. A strong cold front will move east of Florida Thu night. Strong southerly winds to gale-force are expected ahead of the front, shifting quickly to west then northwest on Fri as the front moves eastward. Seas will rapidly build across the western Atlantic as the front passes. The front will extend from 31N76W to northern Cuba early Fri, from 31N69W to eastern Cuba Fri night, and from 28N65W to the Windward Passage on Sat. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to W 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 to 3 ft. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.