000 FZNT25 KNHC 311450 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1050 AM EDT Sat Aug 31 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 persistent trough of low pressure over the northwestern Gulf will meander near the coast through Mon, supporting moderate to locally strong convection. Some slow development of this system is possible if it remains offshore. Strong gusty winds and locally higher seas should be expected near convection. Elsewhere, gentle to locally moderate winds and slight seas are expected through the middle of next week as Atlantic high pressure extends inland across the SE U.S. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A weak western Atlantic ridge along about 31N is maintaining a modest pressure gradient across much of the basin. A surface trough will continue to support scattered moderate to locally strong convection near the Bahamas over the next few days. Fresh to locally strong E to NE winds will pulse each night off the coast of Hispaniola through the middle of next week. A tropical wave across the central Atlantic will reach the Lesser Antilles on Mon. Some gradual development of this system is possible through Mon. Thereafter, gradual development of this system is expected as it moves westward across the Caribbean through Wed. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.