000 FZNT27 KNHC 252132 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 532 PM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure centered across the SE U.S. will dominate the basin through the upcoming weekend, providing gentle to moderate winds. Developing low pres over the NW Caribbean is expected to gradually become better organized as it drifts northward over the NW Caribbean and Yucatan Channel over the weekend, and into the eastern Gulf of Mexico early next week. A tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend or early next week as this system enters a favorable environment across the eastern Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of tstms. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell.