065 FZNT25 KNHC 070338 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1038 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 Sarasota, FL to near 23N89W, where it becomes a stationary front to the SW Bay of Campeche. The cold front will become stationary Sun afternoon from the Straits of Florida to 20N95W. A very strong cold front is expected to enter the western Gulf Mon evening and move southeast of the basin late 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 midday Mon over the north-central Gulf, with gusts reaching strong gale force speeds. 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. Several areas of the Gulf will experience sustained winds of gale force on both sides of the front. Conditions quiet down Wed through Thu 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. By late Thu, moderate to fresh E to SE winds are expected across most of the basin as the high pressure will have shifted E of northern Florida. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in S swell. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW to W swell. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N79W to 29N81W. Strong to near-gale force S to SW winds precede the front north of 28N and west of 71W. 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 Sun through Mon. 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. The gales are likely early Tue through early Wed, N of 28N between Florida and 70W. Scattered strong to possibly severe thunderstorms may precede this front. By late Wed, this 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 TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.