000 FZNT25 KNHC 222045 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 445 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 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...Strong thunderstorms are occurring over portions of the southeastern Gulf of Mexico in association with a stationary front and a pair of 1007 mb lows along the front. This system will move E this evening and then inland across Florida tonight. Strong to gale-force southerly winds are expected over the eastern Gulf through early this evening, mainly associated with the thunderstorm activity. Some of the thunderstorms could be severe with higher gusts and frequent lightning. A trailing cold front is located over the NW Gulf of Mexico from 29.5N91W to 26.5N95W and will reach from near Tallahassee, FL to near 22N91W Sat morning, and exit the basin to the SE by early Sat evening. Fresh to strong northerly winds will spill across the basin well behind the front tonight through Sat. High pressure in the wake of the front will quickly shift eastward from late Sat night through Sun night, allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to develop over the western Gulf, ahead of the next cold front. Strong southerly winds will shift to the central and eastern Gulf early Mon through Mon night as a cold front enters the western Gulf Mon night. Fresh to strong N winds are briefly expected Tue behind the front over the SW Gulf of Mexico. The front will slow down and weaken mid-week over the eastern Gulf. ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...Winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Scattered tstms. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Atlantic high pressure centered along the middle Atlantic coast of the U.S. will shift E-NE and strengthen through the weekend. Strong to near-gale force SE to S winds E of Florida will increase to gale force this evening, as low pressure tracks eastward across the Gulf of Mexico, and then inland across the southeastern U.S. tonight. Strong southerly winds will expand elsewhere between Florida and 67W. Strong to severe thunderstorms with frequent gusts to gale force and frequent lightning are expected tonight through Sat offshore southern and central Florida, the Straits of Florida, and the Bahamas. The gale force S winds will move slowly E across the forecast waters, mainly N of 26N, through Sun. The front will exit NE Florida Sat afternoon, reach from near 31N73W to central Cuba on Sun morning, from 31N66W to eastern Cuba by Mon morning, then weaken considerably as it moves SE across the Atlantic waters through Tue. Strong to near gale-force NE winds and large NE to N swell will follow the front Sun through Mon to the east of northern and central Florida. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. Scattered tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt S of 27N, and W 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and N 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.