000 FZNT25 KNHC 181359 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 959 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2017 ...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...PERSISTENT RIDGING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC THROUGH THE CAROLINAS WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. A WEAK FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND BRUSHES THE FAR N GULF WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH MON. .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH REACHING FROM THE WESTERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL SHIFT W THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A RIDGE N OF THE AREA EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE CAROLINAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.