000 FZNT25 KNHC 200226 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 926 PM EST Mon Dec 19 2022 ...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 1014 mb low pres centered off the coast of Texas near 28N94W will move eastward across the Gulf of Mexico through Tue, with a cold front extending SSW and a warm front extending E from the low. The gradient between the low and strong high pressure over the SE United States will cause winds to gale force over the NE Gulf of Mexico on Tue afternoon. The low will shift east-southeast toward South Florida by late Tue night while the cold front slowly moves eastward, stalling and weakening by mid-week. Fresh to strong N winds are expected behind the front Tue and Tue evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected with the low and front. Looking ahead, a stronger cold front is expected to move off the Texas coast Thu evening followed by near-gale to gale force winds and rough to very rough seas across the basin through Fri night, with strong gales possible off Veracruz. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N55W to 26N65W continues as a dissipating stationary front across the central Bahamas to the Straits of Florida. The cold front will extend from 31N49W to 23N67W to 24.5N71W Tue evening. A low pres along this stationary front over the Gulf of Mexico will cross South Florida Tue night and move northeast near the NW Bahamas Wed morning. The low pres is expected to develop gale force winds on Wed as it continues east along 26/27N to the east of the Bahamas. These gales should diminish by early Thu as the low nears 26N65W. At the same time, a second area of gales is expected to form Wed morning to the east of N Florida, associated with a sharp surface trough. Winds will become more southerly Thu ahead of a stronger cold front expected to move off the northeast Florida coast Fri, accompanied by strong to near-gale force winds and rough seas. Gales are possible to the east of northern Florida with this next front. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S late. N of 27N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. Scattered tstms. .WED...S of 27N, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. Chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.