000 FZNT25 KNHC 170916 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 516 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 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 ridge across the northern Gulf will persist through Sunday. Winds and seas will increase in the southern Gulf Monday and Tuesday ahead of a broad area of low pressure expected to move from the Yucatan Peninsula into the SW Gulf. Widespread active convection will accompany the low as it moves into the Gulf. E to SE swell is expected to propagate from the far south-central waters to the NW and W Central waters by mid- week. .Today...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, SHIFTING TO E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A ridge along 27N will persist through the weekend. Winds and seas will gradually begin to increase Sunday afternoon over the SW portion of the basin, and over the remainder of the southern portion through early next week as the pressure gradient tightens due to a developing low pressure area across Central America and the NW Caribbean Sea. These Winds and seas then begin to decrease on Tuesday as the ridge weakens. .Today...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and TSTMs S of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs N of 27N. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and TSTMs S of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs N of 27N. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S winds 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 5 ft in E to SE swell N of 27N.