000 FZNT25 KNHC 280351 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1051 PM EST Tue Feb 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...High pressure across the western Atlantic extends a ridge SW across central Florida and westward into the western Gulf. The ridge will continue to shift E, allowing a cold front to move into the NW Gulf of Mexico Wed afternoon. Ahead of the front, fresh to locally strong southerly winds will prevail tonight over the Gulf W of 85W. Patchy fog is also possible ahead of the front offshore Texas. The cold front will sink into the northern Gulf Wed night into Thu, then stall from near Tampa Bay to just N of Tampico, Mexico, Thu night, before lifting N on Fri. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A weakening stationary front extending from 28N55W to the N coast of the Dominican Republic will drift W through Wed and dissipate. High pressure centered NE of Bermuda will slide eastward across the western Atlantic through Wed night. A cold front will sink into the NW waters Thu, then stall Fri morning from around 28N70W to near Jacksonville, Florida, before lifting N as a warm front Fri and Fri night. E of 70W, the front will continue moving S-SE and bring strong NE winds across waters N of 23N and E of 65W this weekend. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.