000 FZNT25 KNHC 062123 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 423 PM 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 Cedar Key, FL to near 24N89W, where it becomes a stationary front to the central Bay of Campeche. The cold front will become stationary Sun afternoon from the Straits of Florida to 20N95W. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are out ahead of the front along a squall line that is presently in the southeastern Gulf. 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. Gale force winds are expected by early Mon afternoon over the north-central Gulf, with gusts possibly reaching the high end of the gale force speed range. Strong to near gale force winds are also expected across most of the basin by that same time. Strong to severe thunderstorms will likely accompany the cold front over portions of the northern Gulf. Conditions quiet down Wed through Thu s 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. By late Thu, moderate to fresh E to SE winds are expected across just about the entire basin as the high pressure will have shifted E of northern Florida. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...Straits of Florida, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, except N of 25N SW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft S of 25N, and 9 to 13 ft N of 25N. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front is expected to move across the waters off northeast Florida this evening. This front is forecast to reach from near 31N75W to South Florida early Sun, from near 31N58W to the central Bahamas early Mon and from near 24N55W to 22N70W early Tue. Fresh to strong winds are expected on either side of this front N of 28N as it moves eastward. The eastern part of the front will continue to E of 55W as a cold front late Tue into Wed, while the rest of the front stalls and weakens through midweek. 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. Scattered strong to possibly severe thunderstorms may precede this front. 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 as modest high pressure builds over the western Atlantic. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 28N TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .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 14 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 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 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. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.