000 FZNT25 KNHC 220915 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 515 AM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024 ...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 ridge will continue to dominate the Gulf waters for the next several days. It will support gentle to moderate E to SE winds and slight seas. Pulsing moderate to fresh winds are expected near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula during the evening and night hours through Thu night due to local effects. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected over the Straits of Florida and the SE Gulf today as the northern portion of a tropical wave continues to move westward across the area. The wave axis is forecast to reach the Yucatan peninsula by this evening. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...The Bermuda-Azores high will continue to dominate the Atlantic forecast waters over the next several days. The related pressure gradient will support moderate to fresh easterly winds south of 25N, with winds pulsing to strong during the late afternoons and evenings off the northern coast of Hispaniola well into the week. The northern portion of a tropical wave with axis along 81W combined with an upper-level low located over western Cuba is resulting in scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms over portions of the NW Bahamas, western Cuba, the Yucatan Channel, the Straits of Florida and South Florida. This convective activity will continue to shift westward today in tandem with the upper- level low and tropical wave, with potential for strong gusty winds and rough seas. .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.