FZNT25 KNHC 210303 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1003 PM 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 sweeping across the basin extends from SW Florida to the Yucatan Channel tonight. Active thunderstorms along and ahead of the front will shift SE and exit the basin with the front late tonight. Minimal gale force winds will prevail offshore Veracruz through near sunrise. 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. The high pressure will become centered over the NE Gulf early Sun when gentle to moderate SE to S winds are expected over the eastern Gulf, with moderate to locally fresh SE to S return flow over the western Gulf. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 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. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front has moved into the NW zones off of N Florida tonight, and is expected to reach 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. .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. Scattered showers. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .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 to 4 ft. .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. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.