000 FZNT27 KNHC 230901 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 501 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Showers and thunderstorms are beginning to show signs of organization with a broad low pressure centered over the NW Caribbean. Environmental conditions appear favorable for further development of this system, and a tropical depression or storm is likely to form over the next couple of days as the low moves north across the NW Caribbean and into the SE Gulf of Mexico, where additional development is possible. Regardless of development, heavy rain and increasing winds and seas are expected across portions of the eastern Gulf of Mexico by the middle of this week. There is a high chance of tropical formation within the next 48 hours. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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. Slight chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.