000 FZNT25 KNHC 100330 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1030 PM 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 Ft. Myers, FL to the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula near 21N88W. The squall line with the front over the far southeast Gulf is beginning to weaken. Near-gale force winds with frequent gusts to gale force over much of the eastern Gulf will diminish after midnight tonight. Seas in the Gulf will subside to below 12 ft around sunrise Wed and below 8 ft by Wed evening. The cold front will move southeast of the basin late tonight, between midnight and sunrise. High pressure will move from west to east across the Gulf of Mexico Wed through Thu. SE to S winds gradually increase across the basin Thu and Thu night as the next cold front approaches the coast of Texas. This front is expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri morning and reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche by late Fri, and from Naples, FL to Cancun, Mexico early Sat before weakening. Strong to near-gale force winds will follow this front across the western and central Gulf of Mexico, possibly reaching gale force over the far western Gulf Fri. Conditions improve Sat night as high pressure builds over the Gulf. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt with frequent gusts to gale force before midnight. 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. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N79W to 28.5N80.5W. The front is accompanied by a severe squall line containing extremely strong wind gusts. Gale force winds will continue north of 28N and west of 69W through early Wed morning, with frequent gusts to storm force north of 30N tonight. The front will reach from near 31N73.5W to 24N81W early Wed, then weaken Wed evening as it reaches from near 31N68W to the central Bahamas. The squall line along the front will continue to contain severe wind gusts through tonight, north of 26N, before weakening significant after sunrise Wed. Elsewhere, large northerly swell is occurring across the waters east of 65W, with seas heights of 10 to 15 ft. The swell will gradually subside over the next few days, and seas across the entire area will subside significantly Thu into Thu night as high pressure builds over the area. Southerly winds begin to increase off northeast Florida late Fri as the next frontal system approaches from the W. The front 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. Strong winds are expected on both sides of the front N of 27N, along with building seas. ...STORM WARNING N OF 30N... ...GALE WARNING ELSEWHERE... .TONIGHT...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, except 35 to 45 kt with frequent gusts to storm force N of 30N. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S swell, except 12 to 18 ft north of 28N. Scattered 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 in W swell. .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. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.