000 FZNT25 KNHC 090323 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1123 PM EDT MON JUL 8 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...A NARROW HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND NEARLY E TO W ACROSS NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU TO MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS THE BASIN...WITH SEAS GENERALLY 5 FT OR LESS THROUGHOUT. A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM SILL SINK S INTO N CENTRAL PORTIONS LATE FRI...WHILE TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE MOVING N THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA ALONG 33N TO SHIFT E-SE THROUGH THU. N PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W-NW ACROSS CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO AFFECT FAR SW PORTION OF BASIN THROUGH TUE BEFORE MOVING W OF AREA. TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL IN CENTRAL ATLC EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY W-NW AND ACROSS E CARIBBEAN TUE AND TUE NIGHT THEN ACROSS HISPANIOLA WED AND WED NIGHT AND EXIT N OF WINDWARD PASSAGE AND INTO THE FAR S BAHAMAS...REACHING NEAR 22.5N 75W THU ...THEN TURNING MORE NW THROUGH THE BAHAMAS...REACHING NEAR 25.5N 76.5W FRI EVENING AND TO NEAR 27.5N 77.5W BY SAT. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.