000 FZNT25 KNHC 210858 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 458 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2015 ...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 OVER THE NE GULF WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH ANOTHER RIDGE MOVING OFF THE MIDDLE ATLC COAST ON FRI. AS THE NEW RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA EXPECT MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E-SE WINDS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS NW OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST EACH EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH PRES LOCATED NEAR 27N70W WILL DRIFT SE AND MERGE WITH THE CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE FORECAST TO BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW NORTH ATLC LATER TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI REACHING FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATING ACROSS THE N WATERS ON SUN. THE HIGH PRES BEHIND IT WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.