825 FZNT25 KNHC 140909 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 409 AM EST Thu Dec 14 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. A large area of near gale to gale force winds will develop over the north central and east sections of the basin today through Fri. Gale winds are forecast to be confined to far the NE Gulf Sat and Sat night. A winter low pressure will develop N of the Yucatan Peninsula Fri night into Sat, then deepen as it tracks northeastward across the eastern Gulf and central Florida Sat night into Sun morning. A cold front will trail from the low, exiting the Gulf early on Sun. Expect widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms over most of the central and eastern Gulf through early Sun. Fresh to strong north winds will filter into the western Gulf Sat and Sat night. High pressure will then settle in over the area through early next week allowing for marine conditions to improve. .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and E 20 to 30 kt N of 24N. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 14 ft N of 24N. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .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 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extending from near 31N68W to the central Bahamas and to along the coast of western Cuba is forecast to lift northward toward the NW Bahamas and the Straits of Florida today through this evening. 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. A winter 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... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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 late. Seas 8 to 11 ft S of 27N, and 11 to 19 ft in E to SE swell 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 in NW swell.