000 FZNT25 KNHC 100916 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 516 AM EDT WED JUL 10 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 SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE AREA SUN. .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 31N WILL SHIFT S THROUGH THU THEN RETREAT EASTWARD. TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION LATE TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE FAR SW WATERS THU EVENING KEEPING A NORTHWARD TRACK JUST OFFSHORE THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.