000 FZNT25 KNHC 200849 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 449 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017 ...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 PERSISTENT RIDGE FROM THE SW NORTH ATLC TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS WILL PULSE OFF THE NW COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING HOURS THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO GULF WED. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING W FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO THE CAROLINAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SE U.S. AND APPROACH THE NE FLORIDA COAST TUE...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE BY WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT. .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.