000 FZNT25 KNHC 180916 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 516 AM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...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 RIDGE ALONG 27N REMAIN WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI...THEN LIFT N TO 28N SAT AND SUN. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NE OF THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE OVER WESTERN CUBA WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE GULF TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU THROUGH FRI AND INTO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS N TO 28N THU THROUGH FRI...TO 29N SAT AND TO 30N BY SUN. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE OVER WESTERN CUBA WILL EXIT THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. E WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN. .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.