000 FZNT27 KNHC 260742 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 342 AM EDT Sat Aug 26 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 and a tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend or early next week while it moves generally northward over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Expect increasing winds and seas over the eastern Gulf early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE 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...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .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. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.