000 FZNT27 KNHC 290755 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 355 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between a ridge along 28N and a broad area of low pressure over the NW Caribbean Sea near the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula accompanied by a tropical wave will support fresh to strong E to SE winds and building seas spreading from the Yucatan Channel west-northwest through the weekend. The system is then forecast to move west- northwestward, emerging over the Bay of Campeche tonight or early Sun, where conditions appear generally conducive for further development, with the potential for tropical cyclone formation. Gentle winds should prevail in the NE Gulf through the weekend. Conditions are forecast to improve across the basin Mon through Wed. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms likely. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .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...SE winds 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.