000 FZNT25 KNHC 010248 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1048 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 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 cold front extends from the central Florida Panhandle to near Tampico, Mexico. Fresh to strong S winds ahead of the front will continue to diminish overnight. The front will stall later Fri from near Tampa Bay to north of Veracruz, Mexico, then lift north and gradually dissipate over the weekend. Southerly return flow will dominate for the start of next week. .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Strong southerly winds, with frequent gusts to gale force will continue off northeastern Florida through tonight ahead of a cold front that will move across the waters offshore northeastern Florida early on Fri, then across the northern waters through Sat. The front is forecast to become stationary across the central waters Sat night. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to precede the front tonight. Another cold front may move across the basin late in the weekend into early next week. ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. N of 27N, S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.