843 FZNT25 KNHC 110333 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1033 PM 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 extending from Cedar Key, Florida SW to Veracruz, Mexico will exit the basin late tonight/early Mon morning. A strong pressure gradient between the front and high pressure building behind it is supporting gale force northerly winds in the Bay of Campeche and NW gale force winds just W of the front over the adjacent waters between Crystal River and Cedar Key, Florida. Except from the NW basin, fresh to strong N to NW winds are elsewhere across the basin behind the front. Rough seas in the 8 to 18 ft range cover almost the entire gulf behind the front with a buoy indicating seas to 17 ft in the Bay of Campeche. Winds in the SW and E gulf will diminish to moderate to fresh speeds by noon on Mon and seas will subside below 8 ft at night. Looking ahead, the aforementioned front is forecast to stall across the western Atlantic and NW Caribbean on Tue, before drifting back towards the Straits of Florida and the SE Gulf on Wed. The pressure gradient between very strong high pressure north of the area and lower pressure associated with the frontal boundary will lead to fresh to near gale force winds across the E and NW gulf Tue evening through Thu with potential gale force winds developing over the north-central and NE basin Thu night through Fri. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 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 6 to 8 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 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to near gale force southerly winds are blowing offshore NE and central Florida to about 68W in advance of the next cold front forecast to move into the NW forecast waters tonight. Strong to near-gale force winds are likely to continue on either side 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 from Bermuda to central Cuba on Tue, before retreating back towards the NW Bahamas and the Straits of Florida on Wed. The pressure gradient between very strong high pressure north of the area and lower pressure associated with the frontal boundary may induce strong to near gale force winds NE to E winds and building seas to the east of Florida to about 70W. Gale conditions are possible toward the end of the work-week. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 35 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S of 27N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, NW 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 S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell.