000 FZNT25 KNHC 291936 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 336 PM EDT Tue Mar 29 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 to strong southerly flow and rough seas will develop across the basin tonight. Frequent gusts to gale force are expected north of 22N and west of 87W, with building seas of up to 12 to 14 ft across the central and north-central Gulf on Wed and Wed evening. These hazardous marine conditions will be the result of a strong pressure gradient between high pressure over the western Atlantic and a deepening low pressure over Texas and northern Mexico. A cold front will approach the coast of Texas by Wed evening, and extend from the western Florida Panhandle to near Veracruz, Mexico by Thu evening. The front is forecast to stall and gradually dissipate into the upcoming weekend. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A nearly stationary front from 22N65W to the north coast of Hispaniola near 20N69W will continue to support scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms as well as some gusty winds over Hispaniola and the adjacent waters likely through Wed night. A weakening front from 28N65W to just north of the NW Bahamas will continue to weaken as it quickly pushes east of the area tonight. Fresh to strong easterly winds are forecast across the waters south of 23N-24N tonight. Winds will increase to fresh to strong speeds east of the Florida Peninsula by late Wed through Thu night ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the western Atlantic on Fri. The front will not move much south of 30N while weakening Sat and Sat night. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.