000 FZNT25 KNHC 170916 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 516 AM EDT Thu May 17 2018 ...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 trough extending from the Florida panhandle to the central Gulf will weaken through Fri evening. A ridge will set up from the Florida Big Bend to the Texas Coastal during the upcoming weekend, and then persist into early next week. .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...An east to west ridge will meander across the northern waters through early next week supporting fresh to locally strong flow across the tropical waters, including the approaches to the northern Caribbean Passages. .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.