000 FZNT27 KNHC 212058 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 458 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... .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. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.