000 FZNT27 KNHC 200322 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1122 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Thirteen has formed in the central tropical Atlantic tonight. This system is forecast to become a tropical storm later this week. Looking ahead, the low may impact portions of the southern or eastern Gulf for the start of next week. Also, low pressure in the central Caribbean Sea tonight has a high chance of tropical formation in the next 48 hours as it reaches the NW Caribbean. This system could impact the Yucatan Channel and other portions of the central and western Gulf for the start of next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Tstms likely. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.