000 FZNT25 KNHC 030320 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1020 PM EST Mon Jan 2 2023 ...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 tight pressure gradient between a developing winter storm over the US Southern Plains and high pressure over the W Atlantic will force fresh to strong SE to S return flow through Tue night across the Gulf of Mexico. A cold front will slowly move off of the Texas coast Tue afternoon, reaching from the Big Bend of Florida to Yucatan Thu morning, and cross the Gulf by Thu night accompanied by only moderate to fresh winds in its wake on Fri and Sat. Patchy dense marine fog is possible at times, especially within 120 NM of the US coastline through early Tue. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge over the SW N Atlantic waters will promote gentle or weaker winds north of 25N for the next two days. As the ridge strengthens on Wed and Thu, it will force fresh to strong tradewinds south of 25N including the Windward Passage. Fresh to strong SW winds ahead of a cold front are anticipated to occur north of the Bahamas on Wed and Thu. After emerging from the SE United States coast Thu night, the cold front should extend from Bermuda to the central Bahamas Sat morning with moderate to fresh NW to N winds in its wake. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.