000 FZNT25 KNHC 262134 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 534 PM EDT Sun Mar 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 surface ridge stretching into the central Gulf from the western Atlantic will dominate the area through Tue. A cold front entering the northwestern Gulf on Tue will move southeastward and reach from the Florida Big Bend area to north of Tampico, Mexico Tue night. It will then weaken and reach from the Florida Straits to the eastern Bay of Campeche Wed evening. Afterward, a high pressure near the US Mid-Atlantic coast will reinforce the front and create moderate to fresh with locally strong easterly winds across the southeastern Gulf after midweek. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will prevail over the western Atlantic through Tue. A cold front is forecast to move off the US east coast on Tue morning, then slowly track eastward north of 26N through Fri. Moderate to fresh westerly winds and higher seas are anticipated in the vicinity of the cold front. High pressure building in the wake of the front will tighten the pressure gradient, generating fresh to strong NE to ENE winds across the Bahamas by Thu night. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.