000 FZNT27 KNHC 251531 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1131 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 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 tonight into Thu morning, bringing fresh NE to E winds to the eastern Gulf. Otherwise, high pressure pressure will dominate the basin through Fri, producing mainly gentle to moderate E to SE winds. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea over the next day or so. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this week or this weekend while the system moves northwestward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. The disturbance is expected to move near or across the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico on Saturday, and move into the western Gulf of Mexico by Sunday where conditions could be favorable for additional development to occur. Expect a large increase in winds and seas Sun and Sun night over the central and western Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .FRI...E to 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 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .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 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.