000 FZNT27 KNHC 251452 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 952 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES AT 1025 MB IS ANCHORED OFF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST IN THE NW GULF THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS AND SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE IS REINFORCED FROM THE NW. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SKIRT THE NE WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...HOWEVER THEREAFTER THE RIDGE WILL PROGRESS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SUN. WITH THE SHIFT...GRADUAL VEERING OF THE WINDS TO E-SE BY SUNDAY IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.