000 FZNT25 KNHC 202105 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 405 PM EST Mon Jan 20 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...The tail of a cold front extends across the Straits of Florida to W Cuba to the Yucatan Channel. The front will stall this evening and dissipate late tonight into Tue. Low pressure will form over the NW Gulf tonight, then track southeastward through Wed, dragging a strong cold front across the entire basin. Strong high pressure behind the front will induce gale-force N to NE winds tonight into early Tue, likely becoming strong gales and expanding across much of the northern and western Gulf Tue afternoon through early Wed, with the potential for gusts to storm force across portions of the west and central Gulf. The front is forecast to exit the basin by Wed morning with winds diminishing in the afternoon hours. Mariners are urged to exercise extreme caution across the basin due to the expansive area of gale-force winds and a large area of very rough to high seas that is expected to accompany this next frontal system. Looking ahead, a surface trough is forecast to develop along the E Mexican offshore waters by Thu evening with strong winds possibly reaching gale-force by Fri morning. Gales off Veracruz will diminish by Fri evening. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 35 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N70W to W Cuba will reach from near Bermuda and stall in W Cuba before weakening on Tue. Fresh to locally strong trades in the far southern waters east of the Bahamas will diminish on Wed ahead of the next cold front, which is expected to move off the SE U.S. coast Tue evening. The front will reach from near 31N72W to the Florida Keys by Wed morning, from 31N61W to the southern Bahamas Thu morning where it will stall and weaken quickly through Thu evening. This front will be followed by strong to minimal gale force north winds and high seas north of 24N and W of about 70W through midday Wed. In the long term, low pressure is expected to develop offshore the SE U.S. Thu into Thu evening, with a trailing cold front reaching to central Cuba. The low is expected to move well north of the area Fri, with the cold front reaching from near 31N70W to eastern Cuba by Fri evening, and from Bermuda to the Windward Passage Sat morning. Fresh to strong NW winds are expected in the wake of tho front. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 13 ft after midnight. Scattered showers. .WED...S of 27N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. N of 27N, N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.