000 FZNT25 KNHC 050323 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1023 PM EST Sat Jan 4 2025 ...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 ridge dominates most of the Gulf waters. This system will shift eastward on Sun, ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf by Sun evening. Fresh to strong southerly return flow is expected ahead of the front covering the western half of the Gulf by tonight, and extending to the NE Gulf Sun and Sun night. Fresh to strong NW to N winds and rough seas will follow the front, forecast to reach from the western Florida Panhandle to near Tampico, Mexico by Mon morning, and from near Tampa Bay to Veracruz, Mexico by Mon evening. Minimal gale conditions are expected over the west-central waters early on Mon, and in the Veracruz area by late Mon. The front will exit the basin on Mon night. High pressure, in the wake of the front, will cover the Gulf waters on Tue producing moderate to fresh N to NE winds. Looking ahead, a trough will develop over the western Gulf on Wed, tightening the pressure gradient and supporting fresh to strong winds on either side of the trough axis. A low may develop along the trough axis over the NW Gulf by Thu bringing increasing winds and seas. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Strong to minimal gale force winds and rough to very rough seas will continue to accompany a cold front extending from 31N56W to central Cuba tonight. Winds area expected to diminish below gale force later tonight. Fresh to strong winds and very rough seas will continue to affect mainly the offshore waters E of 70W through Sun night. Looking ahead, fresh to strong southerly winds will return to the waters off NE Florida and north of the Bahamas Sun night into Mon, rapidly reaching gale force speeds ahead of the next cold front expected to move off the U.S. coast late Mon. The front will extend from 31N70W to western Cuba by Tue morning, and from 31N57W to SE Bahamas and eastern Cuba Tue night. Another swell event, with very rough seas will follow the front, affecting mainly the waters N of 29N on Tue, and propagating across the area N of 27N and E of 70W on Wed. Gale conditions associated with this front are forecast to end by Tue night. Looking ahead, a reinforcing cold front may bring another round a gale force winds to the offshore waters N of 29N by Thu night. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 27N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 27N, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE to S 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell.