538 FZNT25 KNHC 090334 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1034 PM EST Mon Jan 8 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 warm front extends from the Florida Keys to the Louisiana/Mississippi border near 30N89.5W. Gale force SE to S winds are currently occurring over portions of the central and northeast Gulf, with near-gale force winds elsewhere north of 25N. A strong cold front is moving off the coast of Texas and extends from Galveston to Corpus Christi. The cold front will reach from Pensacola, FL to Veracruz, Mexico early Tue, from near Ft. Myers, FL to Cancun, Mexico Tue evening, then move southeast of the basin late Tue night. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 kt with higher gusts are expected on both sides of the front through Tue evening. A squall line containing severe thunderstorms with very strong wind gusts is expected to intensify tonight after midnight along and within 30 nm ahead of the cold front, when it will extend from the coast of Mississippi to offshore SE Louisiana. The squall line will continue to bring severe gusts through Tue as it moves eastward across the Gulf of Mexico. Conditions quiet down Wed through Thu as high pressure shifts E across the Gulf in the wake of the front. Southeasterly winds begin to increase late Thu across the basin as the next cold front approaches from the W. The front is expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri and reach from the Florida panhandle to the eastern Bay of Campeche by late Fri. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow this front. Conditions improve Sat and Sat night as high pressure builds over the western Gulf, although fresh NE winds will linger in the SE Gulf and Yucatan Channel. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers. .TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 26N55W to 23N69W, and continues as a stationary front to the Florida Keys. Strong winds will continue behind the front north of 27N and east of 64W as it moves eastward. Southeast winds will increase to strong to near gale force west of 70W tonight, then increase to gale force Tue through Tue night north of 27N and west of 70W as a strong cold front approaches from the west. The cold front will move off NE Florida early Tue evening. By Wed evening, the front will be weakening as it reaches from near 31N68W to the central Bahamas. A squall line containing severe thunderstorms is likely to occur along or just prior to the frontal passage offshore Florida from late Tue afternoon through Tue night. Seas will subside Thu as high pressure builds over the western Atlantic. Southerly winds begin to increase east of northern and central Florida late Fri as the next frontal system approaches from the W. It is expected to reach from near 31N77W to South Florida early Sat and from near 31N70W to the central Bahamas and to western Cuba by late Sat. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected on either side of this front. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 30 to 40 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell, except 10 to 15 ft north of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force S of 27N, and S to SW 30 to 40 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell, except 12 to 17 ft N of 28N. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .WED...S of 27N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.