000 FZNT25 KNHC 252130 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 430 PM EST Sat Feb 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 ridge will dominate the Gulf waters during the next several days producing a moderate to fresh southerly wind flow. This will continue to favor the developing of marine fog across the northern Gulf, including the coastal waters of the northern Gulf states. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse each night into the early morning hours near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula due to local effects. The return flow will increase to fresh to strong speeds by Thu night ahead of the next cold front forecast to move across the Gulf region on Fri. Gales may follow this front. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge along 27N will maintain fresh to locally strong trades north of Hispaniola and in the Windward Passage through late tonight. A strong cold front sinking south of 31N will be located along 25N by this evening. It should then push eastward into the central Atlantic with its tail remaining along 25N E of 65W while weakening. Strong to minimal gale force northerly winds and rough to very rough seas will follow the front. Looking ahead, a frontal low pressure will move eastward to near Bermuda on Sun, and bring strong to minimal gale force westerly winds north of 29N east of 60W by late Sun into Sun evening. Rough to very rough seas are also expected in the wake of this system. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft.