000 FZNT25 KNHC 021527 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1027 AM EST Thu Mar 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...Fresh to strong SE to S winds are expected today, ahead of a cold front forecast to move off the Texas coast tonight. The front will reach from Apalachicola, FL to the central Bay of Campeche Fri evening before stalling and weakening later Fri night into early Sat. Near-gale force S winds, with frequent gusts to gale force, will precede the front across the eastern Gulf late tonight through Fri morning, mainly west of 84W. Winds and seas should subside by Sat. .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging prevails across the area, with moderate anticyclonic winds. A cold front is forecast to exit the U.S. southeast coast Fri night and track eastward. It will bring strong S to SW winds east of Florida Fri through Sat morning. Thereafter, ridging will build in across the area along 25N. .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.