840 FZNT25 KNHC 190207 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1007 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 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 extending across the basin from the western Atlantic will prevail through Sat, with gentle to moderate winds in the NE half of the basin, and moderate to fresh in the SW half of the basin. Winds will pulse to fresh to strong in the evenings NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through Sat evening. A cold front is forecast to move into the NW Gulf Sat night into Sun, stalling and dissipating near 24N early next week. Fresh to locally strong winds and building seas may follow the front Sun into Sun evening. High pressure will return thereafter. .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Low pressure just E of 55W extends a trough through 24N55W to near the NE Caribbean islands. Otherwise high pressure dominates the basin. The low and trough will shift ESE through the end of the week. High pressure will then prevail through the weekend with mainly gentle to moderate winds. A cold front may move into the waters off NE Florida early Mon, reaching from 31N70W to the northern Bahamas early Tue. Moderate to fresh winds may accompany the front. Winds may freshen over the SE waters next week as the pressure gradient tightens there leading to building seas. Mainly slight to moderate seas will prevail elsewhere. .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt late. N of 27N, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.