000 FZNT25 KNHC 170853 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 453 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...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...RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN ATLC AND ACROSS NORTHERN GULF THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK BETWEEN THE RIDGE TO THE EAST AND AN APPROACHING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH TEXAS. .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A 1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N69W WILL DRIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT...LEAVING A RIDGE EXTENDING EAST TO WEST ALONG 29N THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...MAINTAINING LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS N OF 25N AND MODERATE TO FRESH FLOW S OF 25N. .TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.