000 FZNT25 KNHC 301435 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1035 AM EDT Tue Jul 30 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 weak ridge will remain in place from the eastern U.S. across the eastern Gulf waters through Sat allowing for gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas. Fresh winds are expected near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula at night during the next couple of days due to local effects. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough extends from just west of Bermuda to near 29.5N75W to near Palm Beach, Florida, displacing the Atlantic ridge farther to the NE. This pattern is supporting light to gentle breezes and slight seas north of 22N, and moderate winds and seas south fo 22N. The trough will shift north of the area this evening, allowing the ridge to build westward from the N central Atlantic to central Florida. Winds and seas associated with a vigorous tropical wave will increase northeast of the Leeward Islands tonight into Wed, then shift to the north of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola through Thu, across the Bahamas Fri and Fri night and north-northeast of the Bahamas Sat and Sat night. There is some potential for a tropical depression to form late this week in the vicinity of the Bahamas. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.