FZNT27 KNHC 210304 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1004 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... .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. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.