000 FZNT25 KNHC 170935 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 535 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 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...Weak high pressure over the E basin will dissipate today ahead of a cold front that crosses northern Florida into the Big Bend offshore waters where it stalls and contiues westward to Houston, Texas. This cold front will move NE of the basin today ahead of the next cold front forecast to emerge to the NW Gulf this evening. The front will extend from the Big Bend to Tampico on Mon morning and exit the basin early on Tue. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas are expected behind the front Sun night through Tue morning. Light density smoke originating from widespread fire activity mixed in with volcanic emissions in Mexico covers most of the basin, however medium density smoke is over the adjacent waters from Tampico to Veracruz with visibility 5 nm or less. In addition, oil platforms have been reporting dense fog in the NW offshore waters with similar visibility. .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .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 4 to 6 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. 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 this evening and then remain stationary before lifting N of the area Mon evening. A broad associated ridge will persist westward across the area through Mon. A cold front will enter the offshore waters of NE Florida Mon morning, reach from near Bermuda through the central Bahamas by Tue afternoon, then weaken as it reaches from near 31N58W to NE Hispaniola by early on Wed. Fresh to strong winds ahead and behind the front are forecast to reach gale-force Mon night into Tue evening, affecting the waters N of 25N also with rough to very rough seas. The front will move E of the area on Thu and surface ridging will build in its wake. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 27N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.