000 FZNT25 KNHC 061502 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1002 AM EST Sat Jan 6 2024 ...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 cold front extends from Apalachicola, Florida to 25N88W and to the eastern Bay of Campeche. The cold front will reach from Cedar Key, FL to Veracruz around noon today, then become stationary Sun afternoon from the Straits of Florida to 20N95W. Strong to gale force southerly winds, and scattered to numerous thunderstorms will precede the cold front across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico through early this morning. Some of these thunderstorms could be strong to severe, with gusty winds. Winds and seas will subside tonight. Looking ahead, a very strong cold front is expected to enter the western Gulf Mon evening and move southeast of the basin Tue night. Strong to near gale force SE to S winds will begin in advance of the cold front, Sun night into early Mon, as a warm front advances northward across the basin, which should result in scattered showers and thunderstorms. Then, near gale force winds are expected across most of the Gulf of Mexico on both sides of the cold front Mon afternoon through Tue, with several areas of embedded gale force winds likely along with very rough seas. Strong to severe thunderstorms will likely accompany the cold front over portions of the northern Gulf. Conditions quiet down Wed and Wed night as high pressure in the wake of the front shifts E across the central Gulf. This will allow for moderate return flow to set up over the far western Gulf. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 25N TUE... .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S of 24N, SW winds 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, except N of 25N SW 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 14 ft N of 24N. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 11 ft N of 24N. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Southerly gale force winds are offshore northern Florida in advance of a cold front that is expected to move across the waters off northeast Florida this evening. This front is forecast to reach from near 31N74W to South Florida early Sun, from near 31N58W to the central Bahamas early Mon and from near 23N55W to 22N70W early Tue. After the gale winds end late this afternoon, fresh to strong winds are expected on either side of this front N of 28N as it moves eastward. Looking ahead to Mon night through Wed, gale force southerly winds are expected to precede yet another strong cold front over the waters east of NE Florida, while strong to near gale force southerly winds are likely elsewhere N of 26N and W of 65W. By late Wed, this next front will be weakening as it extends from near 31N69W to the central Bahamas and to western Cuba, but very rough seas will continue Wed night east of Florida and northeast of the Bahamas. These conditions will slowly subside Thu and Thu night. ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 28N TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...N OF 29N W OF 77W, S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Elsewhere N of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. N of 27N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N of 28N, SE to S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Elsewhere N of 27N, SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. S of 27N, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N of 28N, SE to S winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Elsewhere N of 27N, SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. S of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 1` ft. .WED...N of 29N, W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 79W, and 11 to 17 ft E of 79W. Elsewhere N of 27N, W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE swell. S of 27N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...N of 27N, W winds 10 to 15 kt, except N of 29N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell, except 8 to 11 ft E of 79W. S of 27N, In the open Atlc waters, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft in mixed swell.