224 FZNT25 KNHC 180903 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 503 AM EDT Mon Apr 18 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 weak ridge currently extends from east to west along 27N. Thunderstorms over the NE Gulf associated with a pre- frontal trough should weaken later today. A cold front will move into the northern Gulf this morning, extend from Naples, FL to Brownsville, TX by early Tue, then stall across the southern Gulf late Tue through Wed. Fresh to strong N to NE winds and building seas will follow the front tonight into Tue. Fresh to strong E winds are forecast late Wed into Fri near the Yucatan Peninsula, Florida Straits and southeast Gulf of Mexico. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough extends from the NW Bahamas to the Cayman Islands. By late tonight, the surface trough will begin moving eastward and extend from 31N75W through the central Bahamas to Jamaica. A cold front moving off the northeast Florida coast tonight will reach from 31N67W to the central Bahamas to central Cuba by early Wed. The front will then stall and begin to drift W Thu while weakening. Fresh to strong NE winds and building seas will prevail NW of the front Tue night through Thu. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S of 27N,N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N,S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TUE...S of 27N,N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N,N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.