000 FZNT25 KNHC 180944 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 444 AM EST Sun Feb 18 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...Low pressure of 1009 mb is over the eastern Gulf near 26N84W, with a cold front extending to 21N90W and to the central Bay of Campeche. Gale force north winds are offshore Tampico, Mexico and are reaching offshore Veracruz. Similar winds are also over some of the waters to the west of the low. Strong to near gale force northerly winds are elsewhere northwest of the front and low. The gales will diminish this afternoon as the low tracks east-northeastward across the rest of the southeastern Gulf. Rough to very rough seas are being produced by the strong to gale force winds. The front and low pressure will exit the basin tonight allowing for marine conditions to improve. Rough seas will continue over portions of the southern Gulf of Mexico into early Mon as high pressure settles over the region. Fresh southerly return flow is expected for the western Gulf Wed and Wed night as the high shifts eastward. These winds diminish Thu as a frontal boundary approaches the NW Gulf. .TODAY...S of 24N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered to numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Low pressure of 1010 mb is near 30N74W, with a cold front extending to the NW Bahamas and to South Florida. The cold front will become stationary this morning from near 31N67W to the NW Bahamas, to South Florida and to low pressure in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The low near 30N74W will lift north of 31N this morning. The low over the eastern Gulf of Mexico will track east-northeastward along the stationary front to over South Florida today, reaching the western Atlantic waters near the NW Bahamas tonight. It is expected to deepen a little. Fresh to strong winds will continue near and to the northwest of the frontal boundary along with rough seas, with the potential for more widespread strong and near gale force winds near the track of the low pressure. A broad area of fresh to strong northwest winds will over the waters northeast of the Bahamas Wed and Wed night. These winds will shift to the northeast part of the area Thu and Thu night as fresh southwest to west develop over the waters northeast of northern Florida in advance of the next frontal system. .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers N of 27N. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers N of 27N. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. N of 27N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late.