000 FZNT25 KNHC 210252 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1052 PM EDT Tue May 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 America .SYNOPSIS...A weak ridge extends from the Atlantic just E of the Bahamas W-NW into the eastern Gulf tonight. The resultant pressure gradient between this ridge and lower pressures over central Texas and Mexico will maintain moderate winds across the basin ahead of an approaching cold front. The weak cold front will sink southward into the northern Gulf tonight, stall, then lift north and dissipate through Wed night. Another weak front will sink into the NE Gulf Thu through Thu night then dissipate. High pressure is expected to move into the NE Gulf this coming weekend and dominate the basin. Winds may freshen in the western Gulf starting Sat night. E winds will pulse fresh to locally strong along and just north of the Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon and evening through the period as a trough develops daily and drifts westward at night. Smoke from agricultural fires in southeastern Mexico are expected to maintain hazy sky conditions across the western Gulf through the period. .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft late in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure centered just E of the Bahamas along 70W extends a ridge NW to coastal Georgia, while a weak trough persists from 23N64W northeastward into the central Atlantic near 31N55W, and will shift slowly eastward through late Wed. A frontal trough from near 31N60W to 29N66W will shift eastward through Wed night with moderate to fresh westerly winds ahead of it. A pair of frontal troughs will move eastward across the northern waters later in the week and upcoming weekend. The pressure gradient south of the high pressure, and 22N, will strengthen by the end of the week allowing winds to freshen there. .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.