000 FZNT25 KNHC 032116 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 516 PM 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...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE ARTHUR IS CENTERED N OF THE AREA NEAR 33.4N 77.9W AT 5 PM EDT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. ARTHUR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER FROM THE AREA WITH WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE NW WATERS DECREASING THROUGH FRI. IN THE WAKE OF ARTHUR A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM 30N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI THEN LIFT TO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA SAT WHERE IT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUE. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.