000 FZNT25 KNHC 260322 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1022 PM EST Wed Jan 25 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 cold front extends from the Florida Big Bend SW to the central Bay of Campeche. The front will reach from from Tampa Bay, FL to the Yucatan Peninsula tonight, and exit the basin early Thu afternoon. Near-gale force north winds offshore Veracruz will diminish to fresh to strong late tonight. Elsewhere, winds and seas will gradually improve by Fri. Fresh to locally strong southerly return flow will set-up this weekend in the NW Gulf in response to the next cold front that will be approaching the NW Gulf. This front is expected to move into the far northern Gulf Sun and Sun night, and stall through Mon night. Fresh to strong east winds will surge from the SW Atlantic through the Straits of Florida and into the far SE Gulf Sat and Sat night and diminish Sun. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near 24N55W to 24N61W then stalls to 26N66W. Moderate to fresh winds are N of the front. The front will shift southeast of the area early Thu. Fresh to strong southerly flow is ongoing across the NE and central Florida offshore waters ahead of a strong cold front that will move off the SE U.S. coast tonight. This front is expected to reach from near 31N74W to the NW Bahamas to the Straits of Florida Thu afternoon, then weaken as it reaches from near 31N69W to 26N75W to central Cuba early Fri, and from near 31N61W to 25N70W and becoming stationary to central Cuba by Sat afternoon. A tight gradient will create fresh to strong NE to E winds and building seas within about 180 nm north of the stationary front late Fri night through early Sun, especially over the Bahamas, Windward Passage and Straits of Florida. Conditions improve late on Sun into Sun night. A cold front may move off NE Florida early next week. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S of 27N, S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. N of 27N, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.