000 FZNT25 KNHC 151456 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1056 AM EDT Fri Sep 15 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 weak ridge across the northern Gulf will dominate the basin through Tue, supporting mainly moderate or weaker winds along with slight seas. Winds will pulse to moderate to fresh W-NW of the Yucatan Peninsula each evening. .THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 kt, shifting to E less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SUN...S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Lee will continue to move N away from the area today, while associated large northerly swell gradually decays through the weekend. Newly formed Tropical Depression Fifteen is near 14.4N 43.8W at 11 AM EDT, and is moving northwest at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1007 mb. Fifteen will strengthen to a tropical storm near 15.5N 44.7W this evening, move to 17.2N 46.0W Sat morning, 18.9N 47.9W Sat evening, 20.5N 49.6W Sun morning, strengthen to a hurricane near 22.0N 51.2W Sun evening, and 23.4N 52.9W Mon morning. Fifteen will change little in intensity as it moves to 26.0N 56.8W early Tue. Otherwise, high pres will prevail across the waters through the weekend. A weak cold front may move off the SE U.S. coast early next week. .THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, NE winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N.