000 FZNT25 KNHC 030944 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 544 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A LOW LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL WEAKEN TODAY. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...RECENTLY UPGRADED HURRICANE ARTHUR NEAR 31.3N 79.1W 985 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N AT 8 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSITY TO 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.5N 78.3W THIS AFTERNOON AS IT PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA. ARTHUR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE N OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRI WITH WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF ARTHUR...A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM 30N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU THROUGH FRI...THEN LIFT TO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SAT WHERE IT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MON. ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W .. .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W...SW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 14 TO 27 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 18 FT LATE EXCEPT W OF 79W 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.