000 FZNT25 KNHC 310926 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 526 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 ...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 surface trough is expected to take shape today, and extend from near the Yucatan Peninsula north-northeastward to the Florida Big Bend by tonight. Surface low pressure could form along this trough today or Thu and is expected to meander over the eastern Gulf through Fri. Environmental conditions appear only marginally favorable for additional development during this time. Enhanced showers and thunderstorms are expected across most of the eastern half of the Gulf today into Fri. Winds associated with this system are forecast to be fresh over the NE Gulf beginning tonight. The system should move eastward over Florida and into the Atlantic Ocean during the weekend. .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough extending from the Straits of Florida northeastward to 31N70W will be the focal point for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms over the next couple of days. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form along this trough Thu night to the southwest of Bermuda, when the trough is forecast to extend from 30N67W to South Florida. Fresh to strong winds may cover a large area with this low as it slides E along a cold front to the S of Bermuda on Fri. At the same time, another broad area of low pressure over the eastern Gulf of Mexico late this week will move E across Florida and into the western Atlantic over the weekend. As a result, increasing winds and building seas are likely between Florida and 60W this weekend. Strong N to NE winds and building seas are expected offshore northeast Florida Sun and Sun night behind a cold front. .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.