000 FZNT25 KNHC 200818 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 418 AM EDT Wed Mar 20 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 has settled in over the northern Gulf. The high pressure will quickly shift eastward through Thu as a warm front and low pressure develop near the Texas coast. The low pressure is forecast to track east-northeastward across the northern Gulf and into the southeastern U.S. by Fri night pushing a cold front across the basin. Fresh to strong northerly winds will follow the front. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected with this next front and attendant low pressure. High pressure in its wake will also quickly shift eastward from late Sat night through Sun night, allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to develop over the western Gulf. .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N57W to 24N68W and to eastern Cuba will reach from near 31N56W to 26N63W to near the Windward Passage by early this evening, with weak low pressure forming along the northern end of the front. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are north of 24N between 55W and 66W. The weak low will be near 30N56W by early Thu with trailing cold front to vicinity of Haiti. By early Fri, the front will shift E of the area Fri as high pressure in the wake of the front will quickly shift eastward through Fri night, allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to develop over the western half of the forecast waters as low pressure tracks northeastward from the Gulf of Mexico to over northern Florida, and to N of the area Sat and Sat night. These winds will expand in coverage as they shift eastward ahead of a cold front that will trail from the low over the western waters, reaching from near 31N72W to eastern Cuba by late Sun. Gale conditions will be possible over most of the northern and central zones with the southerly winds Fri and Sat. Strong to near gale northwest to north winds along with building seas will follow in behind the front. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, except 20 to 30 kt N of 29N. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft N of 29N. .FRI NIGHT...N of 27N, SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 9 to 13 ft N of 29N. S of 27N, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N of 27N, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. S of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N of 27N, W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. S of 27N, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N of 27N, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. S of 27N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N of 27N, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. S of 27N, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.