374 FZNT25 KNHC 271338 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 938 AM EDT Mon Mar 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 surface ridge extending to the north-central Gulf from the western Atlantic will dominate the area through Tue. Fresh to strong winds will pulse off the Yucatan peninsula during the evening hours through this period. 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. Fresh to strong NE to E winds are expected at the northwestern Gulf behind the front into Wed morning. High pressure over the SE United States by the end of the week will support moderate to fresh E-SE winds across the basin, and locally fresh to strong winds off the Yucatan Peninsula. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated showers. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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 to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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 SE United States coast on Tue morning, then slowly track southeastward through Fri when it will reach to along 22N/23N. Fresh to strong winds and higher seas are forecast N of 29N in the vicinity of the front Wed, with moderate to fresh winds elsewhere in the vicinity of the 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. NE swell will build seas to around 8 ft east of the Bahamas by the end of the week. .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. Slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. Slight chance of showers. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.