000 FZNT27 KNHC 171522 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1122 AM EDT Wed Aug 17 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A 1016 mb high pressure centered near 28N91W will drift ESE in the north-central Gulf through tonight. A stalled front across the NE Gulf coast states will sink S and settle north of the northern Gulf today and linger in this area through Thu. This will increase winds across the northeast and north-central Gulf with moderate westerly winds. A tropical wave over Honduras and the northwestern Caribbean Sea is forecast to move across Central America during the next couple of days and emerge over the Bay of Campeche, where an area of low pressure could form on Friday. Some gradual development of this system is possible while it moves NW over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico through the weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.