000 FZNT27 KNHC 072116 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 516 PM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends across northern Florida and the northern Gulf to a 1005 mb low pressure near 27N94W then SW to Veracruz, Mexico. This system continue to support heavy showers and thunderstorms across the western half of the Gulf and portions of the NE offshore waters. A gale warning is in effect for the NW and SW Gulf with frequent gusts for the east-central Mexican offshore waters through Mon, except ending Sun in the NW Gulf. Very large seas will build across these areas through early next week. A tropical wave and associated low are moving over the Bay of Campeche. The low associated with the wave is forecast to drift slowly northward for a couple of days while it interacts with the frontal boundary, and has a high chance for tropical cyclone formation during the early or middle part of next week while the system moves generally northward near or along the Mexican and Texas Gulf coastline. Mainly gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail SE of the features. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E swell. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.