000 FZNT25 KNHC 180142 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 842 PM EST Sat Dec 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...A cold front extends from near Apalachee Bay, Florida to the western Bay of Campeche. Weak low pressure ahead of the front in the eastern Gulf will weaken as it moves southeast tonight. By early Sun, the front will reach from SW Florida to off Pozo Rico, Mexico then southward to the Chivela Pass, Mexico. The front will sweep southward across the eastern Gulf into the Florida Straits by Sun night, except lifting northward over the western Gulf ahead of low pressure moving through northeast Mexico. The front may lift northward early Tue as a warm front while the low pressure moves into the north- central Gulf. A trailing cold front over the western Gulf will dissipate through mid week. Looking ahead, a stronger cold front may move off the Texas coast into the far northwest Gulf Thu night followed by near-gale or gale force winds and building seas. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front from 31N57W to 29N64W continues as stationary front the western Bahamas. The front will move little before completely stalling later tonight and dissipating Sun. A stronger cold front will move off the northeast Florida coast later tonight, reach from Bermuda to NW Cuba by late Sun night, and from 31N55W to central Cuba Mon night, before starting to weaken from 25N55W to the southeast Bahamas through Tue. Meanwhile, large long-period N to NE swell will continue to affect the NE half of the area for the next several days. Looking ahead, low pressure may move along the front from the eastern Gulf of Mexico across Florida Tue night, then continue to east of the northern Bahamas Wed while dissipating. Winds will become more southerly Thu ahead of a stronger cold front expected to move off the northeast Florida coast by the end of next week. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN...S of 27N, SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon, Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.