000 FZNT25 KNHC 260836 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 436 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 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 weak ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through today and produce gentle to moderate winds. Fresh to strong southerly winds will develop across the NW Gulf tonight into Wed ahead of a cold front expected to push off the Texas coast on Wed. The front will move across the Gulf region through Thu night. Fresh to strong winds are expected ahead and behind the front, with building seas of 12-13 ft in the wake of the front. Frequent gusts to gale force are also expected over the north-central and NE Gulf Wed night through Fri before quickly diminishing early Sat. .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A deepening, non-tropical low pressure system with gale-force winds is located N of area about 215 nm ENE of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The associated cold front is moving eastward across the northern forecast waters. Fresh to strong southerly winds and building seas are expected ahead of it. A cold front will move off NE Florida coast today, and bring more fresh to strong winds across the waters N of 27N. Both fronts are forecast to merge by tonight. The next cold front is expected to sweep across the region Thu night through Fri night producing another round of fresh to strong winds north of the Bahamas. .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. N of 27N, NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.