000 FZNT25 KNHC 010308 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1008 PM EST Fri Dec 31 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...Surface high pressure centered E of the Bahamas will remain nearly stationary through Sun supporting moderate to locally fresh return flow across the central and western basin, increasing to fresh to strong speeds tonight as the pressure gradient increases ahead of a strong cold front forecast to come off the coast of Texas early on Sun. Strong to near gale force northerly winds will follow this front across the basin. The front is forecast to move east of the gulf Mon morning. Winds and seas associated with the front will gradually subside through Mon night. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of dense fog. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered E of the Bahamas will remain nearly-stationary through Sun. The high pressure will weaken and move east on Sun evening ahead of a strong cold front moving off the northeast Florida coast Sun night. Fresh to strong southerly winds are forecast to the N of the Bahamas ahead of the front Sat night, increasing to near gale force speeds Sun, and to gale force Sun night N of 30N. Gale force conditions will diminish Mon morning. Building seas associated with the front will subside to the east of the Bahamas by mid-week. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.