000 FZNT25 KNHC 171528 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1115 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 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...The first strong cold front of the season has entered the NW Gulf. The front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to NE Mexico near 24N98W tonight, and from near Ft. Myers Florida to near Tampico, Mexico by Tue morning, and from south Florida to near Veracruz by Tue night. The cold front is expected to exit the Gulf on Wed. Strong winds are expected across most of the western Gulf behind the front, with gale force winds developing offshore Tampico, Mexico, Tue and spreading to the western Bay of Campeche Tue night through Wed night. Winds may briefly gust to gale force over the NW Gulf late tonight into Tue. Winds will gradually diminish beginning on Thu as high pressure becomes centered over the region. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will precede the front. .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move offshore the southeastern U.S. this evening, reach from near 31N76W to Fort Pierce, Florida Tue afternoon and from near 31N70W to the NW Bahamas Wed. This front will become stationary from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas, then weaken into Fri. Fresh south winds are forecast ahead of the front and north and northeast of the Bahamas Mon night through Wed, with fresh to strong north winds expected Wed through Thu. A trough is expected to form offshore northern Florida Fri and Fri night. Low pressure may form from the trough afterward. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.