000 FZNT27 KNHC 160923 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 523 AM EDT Sat Sep 16 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A weak ridge across the northern Gulf will dominate the basin through early Sun, supporting mainly light to gentle variable winds along with slight seas. A weak cold front is forecast to move off New Orleans and Mississippi into the NE Gulf Sun morning followed by N to NW moderate winds and isolated to scattered showers. The front is forecast to move E of the area by Sun night. A weak surface ridge will develop afterward, supporting gentle to moderate NE to E winds through Tue. Otherwise, winds will pulse to moderate to fresh W-NW of the Yucatan Peninsula this evening and Sun evening. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers likely and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.