471 FZNT25 KNHC 241415 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 915 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...Building high pressure over the SE U.S. will bring increasing southerly return flow and building seas over the W Gulf today and Mon. The ridge will weaken late Mon as a weak cold front moves into the W Gulf, stalling by early Tue. The front will then get reinforced on Wed and progress E across the basin into Thu night. Gales are expected Wed afternoon through Thu over portions of the western Gulf, in the wake of the cold front. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft 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 to 4 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 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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 from 24N65W to the NW Bahamas then stalls to near West Palm Beach, Florida. This front will be overtaken by a reinforcing surge of high pressure tonight, then move S to along 21N by Sun night. S 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 Wed night 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 expected with this system, mainly N of 27N. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell.