000 FZNT25 KNHC 150330 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1030 PM EST Fri Jan 14 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...Fresh southerly winds are W of 91W ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter the basin on Sat morning. Strong to gale force NW to N winds and very rough seas will follow the front across much of the Gulf, Sat through Sun. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front, which is forecast to move east of the basin Sun afternoon. Conditions will improve on Mon as high pressure builds over the region. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NW swell. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Scattered showers. .SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N58W to Samana Bay in the Dominican Republic. A reinforcing cold front extends from 31N62W to the entrance of the Windward Passage. Strong to near gale force winds associated with these fronts is affecting the offshore waters N of 25N and to the east of the Bahamas while gale force winds prevail N of 29N and east of 70W. Gale force winds will diminish early Sat morning and rough seas associated with it will gradually subside through Sat night as the fronts merge and move east of the area. A new cold front is forecast to emerge off the coast of Florida on Sun morning. Strong S winds will start affecting the NW offshore waters Sat night, rapidly increasing to gale force early Sun morning. Near gale to gale force winds will affect the waters N of 27N through Mon morning. Conditions will gradually improve late Tue. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S of 27N,NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N,NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N,SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N,SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 27N,SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 15 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.