239 FZNT25 KNHC 311527 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1127 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 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...Strong high pressure along the U.S. eastern seaboard is maintaining fresh southeast winds over the western and central Gulf, with moderate to fresh ESE winds over the eastern Gulf. The high pressure will shift eastward ahead of a weakening cold front that will move across the NE Gulf over the weekend. Atlantic high pressure will build in again over the area early next week. Pulsing fresh to locally strong winds off the Yucatan Peninsula will change little into early next week. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 27N55W to 23.5N74W. The cold front will move slowly southeastward today, and reach along 22N-23N tonight before it weakens and dissipates Sat. Strong high pressure building in the wake of the front is producing fresh to strong NE to E winds north of the front and east of the NW Bahamas, and will begin to diminish W of 65W late tonight. Fresh to strong southwest winds will develop over the waters offshore northeastern Florida tonight in advance of the next cold front that will move off the coast of the southeastern U.S. Sat evening. This cold front will move southeast, become stationary from near 31N59W to 27N68W and to 26N73W by Mon night, then weaken through Tue night. The fresh to strong southwest winds ahead of the front will shift eastward across the waters north of about 29N through Sun before shifting north of the 31N late Sun night. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.