488 FZNT25 KNHC 191914 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 214 PM EST Mon Feb 19 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...High pres across the Gulf of Mexico will move eastward by midweek, bringing fresh to strong southerly return flow to the western Gulf Wed night. These winds will diminish Thu as a frontal boundary approaches the NW Gulf. The cold front will move into the NW Gulf early Fri, and shift rapidly southward across the Gulf waters through Sat. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Low pressure N of the Bahamas will lift north of 31N by Tue night. Gale force winds, and rough seas, north of the low will continue through early this evening, with conditions starting to improve tonight. A cold front extends from the low to E Cuba. The front will continue to shift eastward through the week. A broad area of fresh to strong northwest winds will diminish over the waters northeast of the Bahamas by midweek. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts to gale force early within 60 nm of the coast S of 27N, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.