000 FZNT25 KNHC 120924 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 524 AM EDT Sat Aug 12 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...A weak ridge will extend from the western Atlantic to the central Gulf through early next week. .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Broad low pressure centered about 240 nm NE of the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic will track in a NW direction to the E of the Bahamas through early Sunday, with potential for it to intensify to a tropical cyclone. This system is then forecast to track NNE through early next week as it recurves to the E of the Bahamas. In its wake, high pressure ridging will build E to W near 27N through Wednesday. The northern portion of a tropical wave will move across the far SE waters Tuesday through Wednesday bringing increasing winds and seas to those waters. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms W and NW parts to the N of 27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 3 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and thunderstorms W and NW parts to the N of 27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 3 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms S of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms S of 27N. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED....E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.