000 FZNT25 KNHC 212059 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 459 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...A tight pressure gradient between the E Pacific monsoonal flow and surface ridging across the northern Gulf of Mexico is supporting fresh to near gale-force E to NE winds and rough seas in the Bay of Campeche and moderate to fresh E winds elsewhere. Winds over the SW basin are forecast to remain near gale-force as a broad area of low pressure is expected to form over the Bay of Campeche by this evening, thus increasing the pressure gradient further. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system as it moves slowly west-northwestward or northwestward, and a tropical depression could form over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Winds E of 90W are forecast to diminish to gentle to moderate speeds Sat night and to light to gentle speeds on Sun. Conditions are forecast to improve W of 90W Sun night into Mon. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Showers and thunderstorms associated with a well- defined low pressure area centered about 80 miles east-southeast of Brunswick, Georgia, continue to lack the necessary organization for the low to be considered a tropical cyclone. However, only a small increase in the organization of the showers and thunderstorms could result in the formation of a short-lived tropical depression before it reaches the coast of northeastern Florida or Georgia tonight. Regardless of development, fresh to near gale-force SE winds and rough seas to 9 ft will prevail across the waters N of 30N and W of 78W through today. Afterward, high pressure will build in the wake of the low, supporting gentle to moderate winds through Tue night. Otherwise, moderate to fresh E winds are expected for Hispaniola adjacent waters, the approaches to the Windward Passage and the Great Bahama Bank today through Sat. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 30 kt N of 30N W of 78W and 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.