000 FZNT25 KNHC 090935 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 435 AM EST Tue Jan 9 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 strong cold front extends from SE Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico. Gale force S winds are east of the front, N of 24N. Gale force NW winds are west of the front. A severe squall line with extremely strong wind gusts has developed along the cold front north of 26N. The cold front will reach from Pensacola, FL to Veracruz, Mexico around sunrise today, from near Ft. Myers, FL to Cancun, Mexico this evening, then move southeast of the basin late tonight. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 kt with higher gusts are expected on both sides of the front through this evening. The squall line will continue to bring severe gusts through today 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... .TODAY...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW 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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 25N55W to 23N67W, and continues as a stationary front to the Upper Florida Keys. Southeast winds of near-gale force will increase to gale force by sunrise this morning ahead of a cold front and continue through late tonight or early Wed morning. Frequent gusts to storm force are expected tonight north of 30N and west of 74W, where a Storm Warning is in effect. The cold front will move off NE Florida early this 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 this afternoon through tonight. 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. ...STORM WARNING N OF 30N... ...GALE WARNING ELSEWHERE EXCLUDING THE BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA... .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force S of 27N, and SE to S 35 to 45 kt N of 27N. Frequent gusts to storm force N of 30N by late afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SE swell. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 30 to 45 kt N of 27N. Frequent gusts to storm force N of 30N in the evening. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S swell. 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 after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.