000 FZNT25 KNHC 120837 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 437 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...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 SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ACROSS THE GULF WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE PERIOD. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN WATERS THROUGH SUN. A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND. SURFACE RIDGING WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.