894 FZNT25 KNHC 240402 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1202 AM EDT Sun Mar 24 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...A cold front has moved SE into the NW Caribbean, while a reinforcing secondary front extends from SW Florida to the northern Yucatan. The second front will also move SE of the basin overnight. Fresh to strong northerly winds will prevail E of 90W through morning before diminishing. High pressure in the wake of the front will quickly shift eastward Sun night, allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to develop over the western Gulf Sun, ahead of the next cold front. Strong southerly winds will then shift to the central and eastern Gulf early Mon through Mon night as the new cold front enters the western Gulf early Mon night. Fresh to strong N winds are briefly expected Tue behind the front over the W and SW Gulf. The front will slow and weaken mid- week from the Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz, Mexico. .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Strong to gale-force S winds occurring N of 29N and W of 70W will shift slowly eastward through Sun, ahead of a cold front that currently extends from 31N75W to Cuba near 23N80W. Strong thunderstorms with frequent gusts to gale-force and frequent lightning are expected along the front across the Bahamas and northeastward through morning. The front will reach from near 31N69W to east-central Cuba on Sun morning, reach from 31N65W to the Windward Passage by Mon morning, then weaken considerably as it moves SE across the Atlantic and adjacent NE Caribbean waters through Tue night. Strong to near gale-force NE winds and large NE to N swell will follow the front early Sun through Mon. Low pressure will develop NW of Bermuda Tue and move SE and weaken across the area waters through Thu. Large NE swell will spread across the regional waters early Tue through Wed. .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .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 8 ft in NE swell. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.