000 FZNT25 KNHC 270348 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1048 PM EST Thu Jan 26 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 across the Straits of Florida into northwestern Cuba. Winds and seas associated with the front will gradually improve on Fri as the front moves across the NW Caribbean Sea. As high pressure behind the front moves eastward into the western Atlantic, expect fresh to strong east winds across the Straits of Florida and the far SE Gulf Sat and Sat night and diminish Sun. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S 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. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending southwestward from west of Bermuda across 31N71W to northwestern Cuba, then from 31N68W to central Cuba by Fri morning, then stall and the southern part of the front will begin to lift northward on Sat. By Sun morning, a weakening frontal boundary will extent from 31N55W to the NW Bahamas. A tight pressure gradient across the area will support fresh to strong NE to E winds and building seas across the Great Bahama Bank, the Straits of Florida and the Windward passage late Fri night through Sun night. Southerly flow will increase E of NE Florida by Sun night ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the western Atlantic on Mon. .TONIGHT...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...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.