000 FZNT25 KNHC 162041 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 441 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 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 located over the central subtropical Atlantic will continue to move eastward across the Atlantic through Mon, and maintain a lingering ridge westward over the western Atlantic and into the central Gulf through Sun. A weakening cold front has moved into the N Gulf waters today and will stall there this evening then begin to drift N and dissipate tonight. A new cold front will move into the NW Gulf Sun evening and gradually shift S of the basin by Tue evening. Increasing wind and seas are expected behind the front Sun night through Tue. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula each evening and into the early morning hours. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...High pressure located over the central subtropical Atlantic will slide eastward and into the eastern Atlantic through Sun then becoming nearly stationary through Tue. A broad associated ridge will persist westward across the area through Mon. A cold front will enter the offshore waters of NE Florida Mon, reach from near Bermuda through the central Bahamas by Tue afternoon, then weaken as it reaches from the central Atlantic waters to northern Hispaniola by Thu morning. Fresh to strong S to SW winds are expected N of 27N and ahead of the front Sun night through Tue night, while fresh to near gale-force NW to N winds will follow the front Mon night through Tue evening. High pressure will settle across the area Wed through Thu. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.