000 FZNT25 KNHC 190334 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1134 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 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 near Fort Myers, Florida to 24N90W and to Tampico, Mexico will exit the basin on Tue morning. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas behind the front will continue through Tue morning. Low pressure is forecast to develop over the NW Gulf near the coast on Thu, then track east- northeast toward the NE Gulf by Fri pushing a cold front across the basin. The low is expected to move inland northern Florida late on Fri. This next frontal system will bring increasing winds and seas to the affected waters, as well as widespread showers and thunderstorms. .OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. N of 24N, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft. N of 24N, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft early in the morning. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N72W to Palm Beach, Florida will reach from near 31N70W to the Straits of Florida Tue morning, from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas by Tue afternoon, then weaken as it reaches from near 31N56W to eastern Cuba by Wed morning. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas are expected ahead and behind the front. Gale force winds are expected tonight and Tue, mainly for the waters north of 27N. Weak low pressure may form along the front near 30N56W on Thu morning, with the front reaching northern Hispaniola. High pressure in its wake will quickly shift eastward through Fri night, allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to develop over the western half of the forecast waters as low pressure tracks northeastward from the Gulf of Mexico to over northern Florida and to N of the area Sat and Sat night. The fresh to strong southerly winds will expand in coverage as they shift eastward ahead of a cold front that will trail from the low over the western waters. ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N... .OVERNIGHT...N of 29N, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt becoming NW to N 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. S of 27N, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Sas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms N of 26N. Isolated showers S of 26N. .TUE...N of 29N, N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell in the afternoon. From 27N to 29N, N winds 15 to 20 kt becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. S of 27N, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Isolated showers S of 26N. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N of 27N, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. S of 27N, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N of 29N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt W of 79W and S 20 to 30 kt E of 79W. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SE swell. S of 29N, S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N of 27N, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 79W, and 7 to 11 ft E of 79W. S of 27N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N of 29N, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. From 27N to 29N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. S of 27N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.