169 FZNT25 KNHC 140325 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1025 PM EST Wed Dec 13 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 building across the eastern United States will support fresh to strong winds over the eastern Gulf. The areal coverage of the fresh to strong winds will increase to the NW Gulf by early Thursday. A large area of near gale to gale force winds will develop over the north central and east sections of the basin Thu through Fri. Low pressure will develop N of the Yucatan Peninsula Fri night into Sat and then track northeastward across central Florida Sat night into Sun morning. A cold front will move into the western Gulf Sat, with strong to near gale force winds and rough seas. The front will merge with the area of low pressure by Sat night and exit the basin Sun morning. .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 14 ft N of 24N. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 13 ft N of 24N. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 13 ft N of 24N. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extending from near 31N68W to the central Bahamas and to western Cuba is forecast to lift northward toward the NW Bahamas and the Straits of Florida Thu. The combination of strong high pressure building north of the area and the front will result in near gale to gale force northeast to east winds and building seas over the waters W of 74W and north of 26N through Fri, with these winds spreading north-northeastward to the north-central forecast waters Mon and Mon night. An area of low pressure is forecast to move from the Gulf of Mexico, across Florida, and into the Atlantic waters this weekend. A large area of gale force winds is possible east of the low. Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected over most of the western half of the area through the weekend. ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, except with frequent gusts to 35 kt from 26N to 27N. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except 10 to 16 ft from 26N to 27N. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 40 kt from 26N to 29N. Seas 8 to 13 ft, except 10 to 16 ft N of 26N. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, except with frequent gusts to 35 kt N of 29N. Seas 8 to 10 ft, except 11 to 17 ft N of 29N W of 77W. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, except N of 29N W of 79W SE winds 25 to 35 kt becoming SW 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SE swell, except 14 to 19 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, except from 27N to 29N becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt early in the morning. Seas 8 to 11 ft S of 27N, and 11 to 19 ft N of 27N. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.