000 FZNT27 KNHC 241517 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1117 AM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will dominate the basin through Fri producing mainly gentle to moderate E to SE winds. An area of low pressure is expected to form in the western Caribbean late this week, and this system could approach the Yucatan Peninsula or Belize by Sat. There is a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation within the next 5 days. An increasing pressure gradient between high pressure over the Gulf waters and the possible tropical system over the western Caribbean will result in fresh to strong easterly winds over the SE and south-central Gulf during the upcoming weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Tstms likely. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.