721 
FZNT27 KNHC 181521
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1121 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A surface trough will develop along the Yucatan
Peninsula during the late afternoons, then drift westward across
the southwest Gulf waters during the overnight hours accompanied
by a fresh east to southeast wind shift, with the trough
dissipating along 96W during the late mornings. Otherwise, a
ridge will dominate the Gulf waters accompanied by gentle to
moderate anticyclonic flow, which is forecast to increase to a
fresh southerly breeze across the northwest Gulf waters on Sun
evening, and continue through sunrise on Mon. The ridge is
forecasted to shift south and extend across the central waters
during the middle of next week. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft late. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt,  shifting to SW late. Seas
2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.