065 FZNT25 KNHC 242022 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 322 PM EST Thu Dec 24 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. Widespread gale- force winds are behind the front. The front will rapidly shift across the remainder of the Gulf through early Fri, with gale force winds diminishing tonight. A broad area of large seas in excess of 10 ft will build behind the front through tonight. High pressure will build in the wake of the front and prevail across the region through early next week. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will move off the east coast of Florida tonight. Strong southerly winds to gale- force are expected east of northern Florida ahead of the front tonight. The front will extend from 31N75W to northern Cuba Fri morning, slow and weaken from 31N66W to eastern Cuba Sat morning, then become stationary from 31N60W to eastern Cuba Sun morning. High pressure will build in the wake of the front. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 25 to 35 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. 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 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N.