000 FZNT25 KNHC 100941 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 441 AM EST Sun Dec 10 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 strong cold front extends from SE Louisiana SW to 25N97W in NE Mexico. Strong to gale-force N to NW winds follow the front with rough seas to 9 ft, but rapidly building. The front will reach from Cedar Key, FL to Merida, Mexico in the NW Yucatan peninsula this evening, and exit the basin Mon morning. Strong to gale force winds are expected behind the front across the western Gulf, from offshore Texas southward to the Bay of Campeche through this evening. Minimal storm force NW winds are expected offshore of the Veracruz area this afternoon. Seas are forecast to build to 14 to 16 ft with the strongest winds. In the eastern and central Gulf, strong to near-gale force winds will follow the front. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to accompany the front as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Winds and seas will gradually subside across the basin late Mon. Looking ahead, the aforementioned front may stall across the western Atlantic and NW Caribbean early next week, before moving back northward as a warm front toward the middle of next week. The pressure gradient between very strong high pressure north of the area and lower pressure associated with the warm front may induce strong to minimal gale force winds and rough to very rough seas across the northern Gulf by the middle of next week. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A weakening stationary front extends from near 20N55W to Hispaniola adjacent waters. The pressure gradient between strong high pressure N of 30N and lower pressure associated with the dissipating front will continue to produce fresh to strong NE to E trade winds south of 24N through tonight. Later this morning, fresh to strong southerly flow will set up over the waters E of NE Florida to about 70W in advance of the next cold front. This cold front is expected to move into the NW forecast waters this evening. Strong to near-gale force winds are likely on both sides of the front, with brief gales possible tonight N of 29N between NE Florida and 73W. Seas will build ahead and behind the cold front. The front is forecast to stall late Mon night from Bermuda to central Cuba. By mid-week, the front is expected to lift N as a warm front. The pressure gradient between very strong high pressure north of the area and lower pressure associated with the warm front may induce gales to gust fprce NE to E winds and building seas to the east of Florida by mid-week. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. N of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E swell.