000 FZNT25 KNHC 240918 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 418 AM EST Sun Jan 24 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...A stationary front extending across the northern Gulf coastal waters will slowly retreat northward as a warm front today. Fog is expected N of the boundary. Building high pressure over the SE U.S. will bring increasing southerly return flow and building seas over the western Gulf today and Mon. 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 on Wed and progress eastward across the basin through Thu night. Frequent gusts to gale force are expected in the wake of the front on Wed, with gale conditions possible in the Veracruz area Wed night into Thu. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Visibility one mile or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending E to W along 26N will continue to move southward reaching 25N by Sun morning, 22N-23N by Sun night, and 21N by Mon morning. High pressure will follow the front. Southerly flow will increase across the waters E of north-central Florida Mon into Tue. A stronger cold front will move off the SE U.S coast Thu while the associated low pressure rapidly intensifies N of the area through the end of the week. Gale force winds and very large seas are likely with this system. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE to E 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 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt late, Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N.