000 FZNT25 KNHC 272021 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 321 PM EST Fri Jan 27 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 high pressure shifting eastward across the Gulf States into the western Atlantic will introduce fresh to strong easterly winds across the the southern Gulf and the Strait of Florida this evening through Sun. Southerly return flow will increase over the NW Gulf beginning tonight ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the northern Gulf on Sun, then stall and dissipate on Mon. Afterward, gentle to moderate easterly winds will prevail for the entire Gulf through midweek. .TONIGHT...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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from near Bermuda to the NW Bahamas and western Cuba. The front will reach from 31N66W to the central Bahamas by tonight, and from 31N62W to the central Bahamas by Sat afternoon while weakening. Then, the front will lift northward and dissipate on Sun. A tight pressure gradient across the area will support fresh to strong NE to E winds and building seas across the Bahamas, including the Great Bahama Bank and north of the Windward passage tonight through Sun. Southerly flow will increase offshore NE Florida by Sun night ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the western Atlantic on Mon. .TONIGHT...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...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft.