111 FZNT25 KNHC 262051 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 351 PM EST Tue Dec 26 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 weak cold front extending from near Naples, FL to the western tip of Cuba will drift to the southeast of the Gulf through Wed. High pressure will build in the wake of the front today and tonight, then shift east ahead of the next front that is expected to move off the Texas coast Wed. The next front will reach from near Apalachicola, Florida to Veracruz, Mexico by early Thu afternoon. A reinforcing shot of cold air will allow fresh to locally strong NW winds and rough seas over the central and eastern Gulf Thu night and Fri as the front shifts to the southeast of the area. Winds and seas will diminish across the basin Sat and Sat night as 1023 mb high pressure moves over the Gulf of Mexico, in the wake of the front. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered tstms. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong SE winds will persist off northeast Florida through tonight ahead of a cold front approaching from the west. The cold front will move off the northeast Florida coast tonight, reach from near 31N74W to Miami, Florida Wed night, and from near 31N67W to central Cuba Thu night. This front will quickly be overtaken by a stronger reinforcing front that emerges off the coast of northeast Florida Thu night. The combined front will extend from near Bermuda to eastern Cuba early Sat morning. Reinforcing cold air behind the front will support fresh to strong W to NW winds and rough seas north 27N Fri through Sat night. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...S of 27N, W winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .THU...S of 27N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.