000 FZNT25 KNHC 191506 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1106 AM EDT Wed Oct 19 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 cold front extending across the Straits of Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche will move to just southeast of the area by late this morning. Strong gale force winds, with seas peaking to 17 ft are present in the SW Gulf. These conditions will diminish late tonight into early Thu. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are along and south of the front. High pressure will settle in over the area in the wake of the front. The high pressure will shift eastward across the northern Gulf through Sat night allowing for fresh southerly flow to set up over the western Gulf starting Fri night. .THIS AFTERNOON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 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 to 4 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extending from 31N72W to the Straits of Florida will reach from near Bermuda to central Cuba by Thu morning, then become stationary through the weekend. Fresh to strong south to southwest winds ahead of the front will diminish this evening. Moderate to fresh north to northeast winds will follow the front. Scattered showers and thunderstorms precede the front. Low pressure will form over or near the Bahamas on Fri and lift NW of the area Sat and Sat night. The pressure gradient between the low and high pressure over the southeastern U.S. will allow for northeast winds over the waters north and northwest of the Bahamas to gradually strengthen to moderate to fresh speeds during the weekend. .THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 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...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to 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. .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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...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 4 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.