000 FZNT25 KNHC 182029 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 429 PM EDT Tue Oct 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 strong fall cold front extending from Sarasota, Florida to near Poza Rica, Mexico will reach from the Florida Keys to the central Bay of Campeche tonight, and from 25N80W across the Straits of Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche by Wed morning. Gale force winds of 30 to 40 kt and seas peaking to at 17 or 18 ft are expected in the wake of the front over the SW Gulf. The gale force winds near the Tampico area will continue to spread southward into the Veracruz region tonight through Wed evening. Winds will diminish below gale force by Wed night. High pressure will settle over the area in the wake of the front. Scattered showers and thunderstorms precede the front, forecast to move SE of the area by Wed afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extending from 31N77W to Cape Canaveral will reach from near 31N72W to the NW Bahamas and the Straits of Florida by Wed morning, and from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas and central Cuba by Thu morning. Fresh to strong south to southwest winds will precede the front north and northeast of the Bahamas through tonight. Moderate to fresh north to northeast winds will follow the front. Seas will build to 8 ft in the wake of the front. Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms, some possibly strong, ahead of the front. By Fri, a low is forecast to develop along the frontal boundary NE of the NW Bahamas. The low will likely move N of the area Sat and Sat night. The pressure gradient between the low and high pressure over the SE CONUS will support moderate to fresh NE winds over the northwest part of the area through Sun night. .TONIGHT...SW to 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. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.