636 FZNT25 KNHC 180320 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1120 PM EDT Sun Sep 17 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 weak trough is just inland the Texas coast will be replaced by another weak trough on Mon that moves off the Texas and over NW Gulf. The trough is expected to be accompanied by a wind shift along with a few showers and thunderstorms. Winds will be moderate or weaker with slight seas through Thu, pulsing to moderate to fresh offshore the W Yucatan in the evenings. Winds may freshen in the NE Gulf by the end of the week due to building high pressure north of the area with seas also building. .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NE 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Nigel is near 25.1N 49.5W at 5 PM EDT, and is moving northwest at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 55 kt with gusts to 65 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 994 mb. Nigel will strengthen to a hurricane near 26.3N 50.6W Mon morning, move to 27.8N 52.1W Mon afternoon, 29.2N 53.6W Tue morning, 31.0N 55.0W Tue afternoon, then well N of the area to 33.1N 55.4W Wed morning. Otherwise, weak ridging will prevail this evening. A cold front will move off the N Florida coast later tonight, reaching from 31N72W to near Jupiter, Florida Tue morning, then stalling along 28N to 30N through the end of the week. Winds and seas may increase W of the stalled boundary by the end of the week as a tight pressure gradient develops due to a building high inland and a developing coastal trough off the Carolinas. .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. N of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 3 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 3 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 3 ft S of 27N, 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell.