000 FZNT25 KNHC 170913 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 513 AM EDT Thu Aug 17 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 Atlc ridge extending westward along 27N and into the central Gulf will persist through Fri. Moderate to locally fresh southerly flow across the W half of basin will continue through Wed night, then begin to diminish late through Sat as the ridge slowly lifts northward. .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...The northern portion of tropical wave in the Mona Passage will move W to the Windward Passage by early Fri, then W of the region through Sat, accompanied by fresh to locally strong winds and seas to 8 ft S of 22N. Low pressure in the tropical Atlc will pass N of the Leeward Islands late Sat, possibly as a tropical cyclone, and reach the southern Bahamas by early Mon bringing strong winds and building seas to the waters S of 25N. A ridge along 28N will move N of the area early next week. .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the late evening and overnight. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.