000 FZNT25 KNHC 121451 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 951 AM EST Mon Dec 12 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...Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the portion of the NE Gulf will continue through this evening. This activity may develop again on Tue as a weak stationary front lingers over the area, and as an upper-level disturbance passes over this part of the Gulf. Otherwise, relatively quiet conditions will continue today as a surface ridge over the area begins to shift eastward. Fresh to locally strong SE return flow is expected in the western and central Gulf tonight into Tue night as a cold front approaches the NW Gulf. Seas will build in the area of strongest winds. The front is expected to move over the NW Gulf Wed morning, reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche by Thu night and from the Straits of Florida to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula by late Fri. Fresh to strong N winds are expected behind the front Wed in the western Gulf, diminishing to moderate to fresh northerly winds behind the front later for the central and eastern Gulf. .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N72W to the NW Bahamas and to Fort Pierce, Florida. The front will reach from near 30N55W to the central Bahamas to West Palm Beach, Florida Tue evening, then weaken on Wed as high pressure builds in east of Florida. Moderate to fresh N winds will come in behind this front tonight into Tue. Large long-period N to NE swell will continue to affect much of the area for the next couple of days. Looking ahead, fresh to strong southerly winds are expected to develop offshore NE Florida beginning late Wed night as a strong cold front approaches the southeastern U.S. coast. The front is forecast to move off the coast late Thu, reach from near 31N76W to Stuart, Florida early Fri, and from 31N70W to the NW Bahamas to Havana, Cuba by late Fri night. The fresh to strong southerly winds will shift eastward across the northern and central waters, while fresh west to northwest winds follow in behind the front. .TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers N of 27N. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers N of 27N. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.