000 FZNT27 KNHC 250312 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1112 PM 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...A surface trough will move into the eastern Gulf Wed night into Thu morning, bringing fresh N to E winds. Otherwise, high pressure pressure will dominate the basin through Fri, producing mainly gentle to moderate E to SE winds. Fresh winds will pulse west of the Yucatan Peninsula tonight and again Wed night. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea in a couple of days. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development of the low if it remains over water, and a tropical depression could form late this week or this weekend while the system moves northwestward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, across the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, and into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico by Sunday. Regardless of development, winds and seas are forecast to increase across the Gulf waters during the upcoming weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 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. .SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.