000 FZNT25 KNHC 191937 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 337 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 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...Weak surface ridging over the Gulf waters will support gentle to locally moderate easterly winds and slight seas through the upcoming weekend. Moderate to locally fresh winds may pulse in the eastern Bay of Campeche nightly through the next several days. Looking ahead, a broad area of low pressure could form early next week over the western and NW Caribbean Sea. Thereafter, gradual development of this system is possible, and a tropical depression could form as the system moves slowly to the N or NW over the NW Caribbean Sea and into the SE Gulf of Mexico through the middle part of next week. Regardless of development, winds and seas will start increasing across the SE Gulf early next week. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...An area of low pressure is centered near 25N55W. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas will impact the waters N of 25N and E of 60W through Fri. Expect pulsing moderate to fresh trades off the coast of Hispaniola through Fri. Otherwise, a weak cold front will move off the SE coast of the US tonight and slowly move across the waters N of 25N through Mon. A reinforcing front will enter the NW offshore waters Mon followed by fresh winds and rough seas. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S of 27N, SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. N of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE late. N of 27N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.