277 FZNT25 KNHC 170953 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 453 AM EST Sun Dec 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 999 mb low pressure currently near 27.5N84.5W will continue to strengthen as it moves NE and into Florida near the Big Bend this morning. Northerly gales will continue W of the low across the NE Gulf through mid morning. An associated cold front will trail from the low, moving SE of the Gulf and into the NW Caribbean this morning. Strong NW to N winds will continue behind this front in the central and eastern Gulf through this evening. High pressure will then settle in over the area through early next week allowing for marine conditions to gradually improve. .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from 22N55W W-NW to just north of the NW Bahamas and then across central Florida as a warm front. This front will weaken and become ill defined today. Strong to gale-force SE winds are noted N of this boundary N of 26N and W of 74W early this morning, including the NW Bahamas and offshore NE Florida. Deepening low pressure in the NE Gulf of Mexico will move NE and into Florida soon, then move across the far NW Atlantic waters Sun afternoon and N of the area Sun night, dragging a cold front with it. SE gales will expand offshore Florida today, ahead of the low, then spread E and NE with time, ahead of the cold front. Behind the front, NW gales will also develop N of 27.5N by Sun evening. Scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms are expected ahead of the low and the cold front through Sun night. The cold front will reach 31N79W to Central Cuba by Sun evening, then extend from 31N68W to central Hispaniola by Mon evening. The front will then move slowly E into the middle of next week as high pressure builds behind it. ...STORM WARNING N OF 29N... ...GALE WARNING S OF 29N... .TODAY...S of 27N, SW winds 20 to 30 kt. N of 27N, SE to S winds 30 to 40 kt, shifting to S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and W 25 to 35 kt N of 27N. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.