000 FZNT25 KNHC 182104 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 504 PM 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 SW NORTH ATLC THROUGH THE CAROLINAS WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS WILL PULSE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON AND BRUSHES THE FAR N GULF WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH MON AND MON NIGHT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S 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 FLORIDA STRAITS TO WESTERN CUBA WILL SHIFT W THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE AXIS N OF THE AREA EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE CAROLINAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...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. .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 S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N.