068 FZNT25 KNHC 251317 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 817 AM EST Sun Feb 25 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 1022 mb high pressure centered in the central Gulf will drift east into Mon, before sliding into the Atlantic. Fresh southerly return flow will develop over the western Gulf tonight through Mon night, then expand into eastern portions Tue through Wed, ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf Wed, then reach from the Florida Big Bend region to near Veracruz, Mexico, by Thu morning. .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N62W southwestward through the SE Bahamas to the Windward Passage. Behind the front and N of 27N, strong NW winds will prevail through this evening. Rough to very rough seas in westerly swell will follow the front, with seas to 8 ft reaching as far S as 24N today. The front will reach from 28N55W to Haiti Mon morning then gradually stall and weaken from 26N55W to the NE coast of Dominican Republic Tue. High pressure will exit Florida Mon and slide E-NE across the W Atlantic through early Wed. The next cold front will sink into the NW waters Thu. .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 27N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.