000 FZNT25 KNHC 022001 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 301 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...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 strong cold front over the NW Gulf is forecast to move quickly southeastward, reaching east of the Gulf by Mon morning. Strong gale conditions are expected to continue across the NW basin and spread to the SW basin this evening. Winds and seas associated with the front will gradually subside through Mon night. Light to gentle variable winds are expected Tue increasing to gentle to moderate speeds Wed. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Isolated showers. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in NW to N swell in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered E of the Bahamas will remain nearly-stationary through this evening. The high pressure will weaken and move east late tonight ahead of a strong cold front that will enter the NW offshore waters late tonight into Mon. Strong to near gale force southerly winds will prevail through this evening to the N of the Bahamas ahead of the front then reaching gale force N of 30N early on Mon. Gale force conditions will diminish late Mon afternoon as the front moves away from the area. Building seas associated with the front will subside to the east of the Bahamas on Wed. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S of 27N, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, SW winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.