000 FZNT27 KNHC 221348 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 948 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A broad area of low pressure is over the NW Caribbean Sea and adjacent parts of Central America. Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual development of this system during the next several days. A tropical depression is likely to form while the system moves slowly northward across the northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico through the end of the week. There is a high chance of tropical cyclone formation in the next seven days. Regardless of development, winds and seas will start increasing across the SE Gulf early this week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Slight chance of showers. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of tstms. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.