872 FZNT25 KNHC 220918 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 518 AM EDT Fri Sep 22 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...Weak high pressure over the lower Mississippi Valley and northern Gulf will be in control of the weather pattern across basin through early next week. This pattern will support mostly gentle to moderate east to southeast winds and slight seas through the forecast period. .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen is near 30.5N 75.0W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving north at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1000 mb. Sixteen will move to 31.6N 75.8W this afternoon, then continue to move north of the area to the coast of North Carolina through early Sat. A weak ridge will build in the wake of Sixteen off northeast Florida through early next week, although a trough will persist across the Bahamas. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 25 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.