000 FZNT25 KNHC 271321 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 821 AM EST Sat Jan 27 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 from Louisiana to near Tampico, Mexico will race eastward today and tonight, with scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms expected ahead of it over the north-central and NE Gulf of Mexico. These thunderstorms may bring locally hazardous winds and seas. Also ahead of the cold front, areas of fog will prevail over the far northern Gulf today. Behind the cold front, fresh to strong NW to N winds are expected until the front moves SE of the area Sun. A period of near gale force N winds is likely offshore Veracruz, Mexico, tonight into Sun. In the wake of the front, high pressure will build into the region, leading to quiescent conditions by early next week and continuing through much of next week. .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A strong Bermuda High will support fresh trades south of 22N today. As the Bermuda High weakens and shifts eastward, the trades will diminish tonight through Sun. SW winds will strengthen to fresh or strong tonight over the waters north of the Bahamas ahead of an approaching cold front. The front should reach the Florida coast Sun and quickly move eastward, extending from near Bermuda to Haiti Mon night. Strong NW winds will follow behind the front north of 26N Sun through Tue. .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and W 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.