000 FZNT25 KNHC 172101 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 401 PM EST Fri Nov 17 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 low pressure system continues to move southward across the south-central Gulf waters, and now it is located over the NE of the Yucatan Peninsula. The low will enter the NW Caribbean tonight and open up into a trough. High pressure will build across the area this weekend, producing gentle to moderate N winds on Sat, then winds will veer to the E and SE on Sun. Southerly return flow will increase over the western Gulf later on Sun ahead of the next cold front which will move off the Texas coast late Mon into Tue. Gale conditions are possible in the wake of the front over the west-central and SW parts of the Gulf Tue through Wed with seas likely building of up to 14 or 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Low pressure of 1004 mb centered just N of the NW Bahamas near 28N80W is producing a wide area of easterly gales to the NE of the center, mainly N of 29N between 70W and 77W, and from 27N to 29N between 70W and 75W. This low will be just N of the area by tonight with winds diminishing below gale force. Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Two is near 18.7N 77.7W at 4 PM EST, and is moving northeast at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1004 mb. Twenty-Two will move to 20.7N 75.3W Sat morning, 23.4N 71.3W Sat afternoon, 26.5N 66.0W Sun morning, become extratropical and move to 30.1N 60.8W Sun afternoon, and dissipate Mon morning. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.