000 FZNT27 KNHC 280940 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 540 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT CONTINUES FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 22.5N90W TO 23.5N96.5W...AND WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT MORNING. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND E OF THE FRONT. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE OFF OF N HISPANIOLA LATE TONIGHT AND APPROACH SOUTH FLORIDA LATE SUNDAY...THEN CONTINUE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA MON AND TUE. ERIKA MAY STILL IMPACT THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN GULF SUN THROUGH TUE AND LOCAL INTERESTS SHOULD CLOSELY FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF ERIKA. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. TSTMS LIKELY. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.