000 FZNT25 KNHC 100318 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1118 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 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 RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU THEN RETREAT EASTWARD. A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SINK INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF LATE FRI THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE BY SUN. .OVERNIGHT...NE 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 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .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...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 32N WILL SHIFT S THROUGH THU THEN RETREAT EASTWARD. TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WILL RACE WNW ACROSS NE CARIBBEAN WATERS TONIGHT AND WED...THEN WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES HISPANIOLA AND EASTERN CUBA WED NIGHT AND THU. CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WILL BE LOCATED NEAR 18.6N 72.8W WED NIGHT...NEAR 22.6N 76.6W THU MORNING...NEAR 26.0N 77.5W THU NIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS EAST OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 26.5N 78.0W FRI NIGHT TO 29.0N 79.5W SAT NIGHT...AND TO 31.0N 81.0W SUN NIGHT. .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.