000 FZNT25 KNHC 020238 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1038 PM EDT TUE OCT 1 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 WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF A LOW PRES AREA THAT WILL MOVE N OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND NE GULF OF MEXICO THU THROUGH SUN. WHETHER OR NOT THIS LOW INTENSIFIES...WIND AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN GULF ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...1020 MB HIGH PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 27N65W WITH A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING W THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. LOW PRES MOVING INTO THE NE GULF OF MEXICO THIS WEEKEND WILL ALLOW FRESH SE TO S WINDS N OF 27N W OF 77W BY SUN. ELSEWHERE THE RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE BREEZES N OF 22N THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH MODERATE TRADE WIND FLOW S OF 22N. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.