000 FZNT27 KNHC 221941 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 341 PM 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...Disorganized showers and thunderstorms located over the western Caribbean Sea are associated with a very broad area of low pressure. 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, and spread across the eastern Gulf thereafter. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.