000 FZNT27 KNHC 011346 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 946 AM EDT Tue Aug 1 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Weak surface ridging prevails across the northern Gulf. The ridge will stay in place over the next few days, supporting gentle to moderate winds over most of the basin. A thermal trough will emerge off the Yucatan Peninsula and will produce nightly moderate to fresh winds by the middle to latter part of the week. High pressure will shift SE into the east Gulf today and Wed and allow for moderate return flow to develop across the W Gulf Wed night through Fri. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of tstms. .WED...W winds 5 kt, becoming N to NE less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.