000 FZNT25 KNHC 201512 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1012 AM EST Wed Nov 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...A cold front extends from near Tallahassee, Florida to Tampico, Mexico. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are ahead of the front forecast to reach from SW Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula this evening before exiting the basin. Minimal gale force winds will develop offshore Veracruz this afternoon through tonight. Fresh to strong N winds and building seas are expected elsewhere behind the front. High pressure will build in the wake of the front with marine conditions gradually improving from W to E through the end of the week. High pressure will become centered over the NE Gulf Sun when gentle to moderate SE to S winds will prevail over the eastern Gulf, and moderate to fresh SE to S winds over the western Gulf. .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A weak stationary front in the far SE waters will dissipate today. In the NE waters, a reinforcing cold front is moving across with fresh to strong winds. This feature will also reinforce northerly swell of 8 to 12 ft currently affecting the waters N of 22N and E of 67W. The next cold front is forecast to move into the NW waters later today, reaching from 31N74W to central Cuba by Thu morning, from 31N68W to eastern Cuba by Fri morning, and from 31N61W to near the Windward Passage on Sat morning. Then, the front will stall in that general vicinity and gradually dissipate through the end of the weekend. Expect fresh to strong winds and building seas on either side of the front N of 25N. A band of showers and thunderstorms is ahead of the front. .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.