000 FZNT25 KNHC 112003 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 403 PM EDT Thu May 11 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 ridge will continue to dominate the Gulf waters during the next several days producing gentle to moderate E to SE winds E of 90W and moderate to fresh return flow W of 90W. Winds are forecast to increase to fresh to strong speeds over the western Gulf Fri night into Sat with seas building to 8 ft. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula each night through Sat night. Then, winds are forecast to veer to the E across most of the basin by late Sun as high pressure settles over the northern Gulf. Slight to moderate seas will prevail, reaching 7 or 8 ft in the NW Gulf through Sun under a persisting SE wind flow. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 kt, shifting to NW less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N56W to the SE Bahamas will become stationary from near 27N55W to near the SE Bahamas by Fri morning. The front will persist on Sat and dissipate across the waters W of 60W on Sun. Moderate to locally fresh NE to E winds will follow the front with seas briefly building to 8 ft over the NE waters on Fri. Otherwise, easterly winds will freshen E of the Bahamas and in the Great Bahama Bank Fri night into Sat night as high pressure off the Carolinas strengthens. The high pressure will shift SE toward the NE corner of the forecast area on Sun producing gentle to moderate E to SE winds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late.