000 FZNT25 KNHC 160253 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1053 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 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...High pressure across the eastern U.S is building across the Gulf in the wake of the front that moved through the southern Gulf today. Return flow will develop across the W Gulf tonight, become fresh to strong early Thu and spread to the entire Gulf Thu night, ahead of the next cold front. This front will move into the NW Gulf Fri morning, reaching from Apalachee Bay, Florida to the central Bay of Campeche Sat morning. Brief gale- force N winds are expected behind the front offshore of the upper Mexican waters Fri afternoon, shifting to offshore Veracruz Fri night. .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N55W through the SE Bahamas to Central Cuba will continue to move SE and reach from near 30N55W to the Windward Passage Thu morning, and from 20N55W through the Leeward Islands by Fri morning. Strong to gale- force NW winds immediately behind the front will move through the Central and SE Bahamas tonight, and then shift across the SE waters and into the Caribbean Islands Thu and Thu night. Large N swell will accompany this front, with seas of 12 ft or greater N of 22N and E of 73W. Another cold front is expected to move off NE Florida late Sat, with fresh to strong southerly winds ahead of it Fri evening through Sat. The new front is expected to reach from 31N70W to S Florida late Sun before stalling. .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds 15 to 20 kt after midnight. N of 27N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.