530 FZNT25 KNHC 230222 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 922 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...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 ridging extends from the Florida Keys to the west-central Gulf. A stationary front along the northern Gulf may sag south slightly before stalling along the offshore waters boundary later tonight. The front will then retreat northward as a warm front through the remainder of the weekend. High pressure will rebuild over the southeast U.S.A. with increasing southerly return flow and building seas Sun into early next week. The ridge will weaken late Mon as a weak cold front moves into the western Gulf, stalling by early Tue. The front will then get reinforced and progress eastward across the basin through the remainder of the week. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...The Bermuda High displaced southward to east of the Bahamas near 24N65W extends a ridge to the Straits of Florida. A cold front extending from south of Bermuda to northeast Florida will reach along 26N by Sat evening, while a reinforcing cold front merges with it along 25N by Sun morning. The merged front will stall along 20N off the coast of the Dominican Republic by Mon afternoon, and then dissipate on Tue. A new cold front will move across the northern waters Tue night shifting south while weakening through early Thu. Another cold front may move off the southeast U.S.A coast by Thu afternoon while parent low pressure rapidly intensifies north of the area through the end of the week. Gale force winds and very large seas are possible with this system. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. N of 27N, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers. .SUN 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 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late.