000 FZNT27 KNHC 080201 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1001 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 from just N of Tampa Bay near 29N83W to 1002 mb low pres in the NW Gulf near 26.5N94W continues to the SW Gulf near 19.5N97W. Frequent gale force gusts will persist in the NW Gulf until just after midnight, and in the W-central Gulf through at least Mon. Sustained gale force winds offshore Veracruz will also persist into at least Mon. Meanwhile, a weak 1003 mb low pres near 19N92.5W is along a tropical wave. This disturbance is forecast to drift slowly northward during the next several days while it interacts with the frontal boundary. Environmental conditions are forecast to become more conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form while the system moves generally northward near or along the Gulf coast of Mexico and Texas through the middle of next week. Interests along the western Gulf of Mexico coast should closely monitor the progress of this system. Regardless of development, expect increasing winds and seas over much of the western Gulf through the week. Mainly gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail SE of the features. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Frequent gusts to 40 kt until late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers and chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.