000 FZNT25 KNHC 171408 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1008 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 southwest from the Florida Panhandle to the central gulf waters will gradually dissipate through Fri morning. A ridge will set up from the Florida Big Bend to the Texas Coastal Bend during the upcoming weekend, and then persist into early next week. .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 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. .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 3 ft. .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, except near gale conditions are forecast along the north coast of Hispaniola this evening and again on Fri evening. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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 thunderstorms. .FRI...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 thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.