000 FZNT25 KNHC 260902 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 402 AM EST Tue Nov 26 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 extending from Louisiana SW to southern Texas will reach from the Florida Panhandle to Tamaulipas, Mexico this afternoon and then move NE of the area tonight. A second cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf waters Thu morning. Moderate to fresh southerly winds will develop over the western Gulf tonight through Wed night ahead of the second front, which will reach from Cedar Key, Florida to near Tampico, Mexico early on Fri, and from the Straits of Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico by Sat morning. The front will exit the basin by Sat evening. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow this front. Winds may briefly reach minimal gale force near the Veracruz area on Fri. .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...High pressure and associated ridging will prevail across the offshore waters N of 28N. The pressure gradient between the high and developing low pressure near the southern Bahamas will support moderate to fresh easterlies S of 28N and E of 70W through Thu. Fresh to locally strong NE winds are forecast for the central and southern Bahamas offshore waters as well as the Great Bahama Bank as the developing low meanders in that region before opening back to a surface trough Wed evening. Afterward, the trough will shift west and dissipate over Cuba Thu night. The next cold front will enter the NE Florida offshore waters tonight before stalling and lifting N of the area late Wed. A stronger cold front is forecast to move offshore NE Florida Thu night into Fri. Moderate to fresh winds are expected to affect the northern offshore waters during the passage of the front, which is forecast to reach from Bermuda to the northern Bahamas by Sat morning. .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S of 27N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.