000 FZNT25 KNHC 211445 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1045 AM EDT Mon May 21 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 ridge will remain over the northern Gulf Coast through Thu night. A surface trough currently extending from near the western tip of Cuba to the Florida Panhandle will drift westward over the central Gulf by Wed. Low pressure may develop over the NW Caribbean Thu and move N along the through into the S central Gulf Fri. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...An E to W ridge will reside near 30N through Fri night. The ridge will support fresh to locally strong E to SE winds mainly S of 26N,including the Old Bahama Channel, and the approaches to the Windward Passage through Wed. Fresh to occasionally strong winds will prevail N of Hispaniola, mainly at night. A broad area of low pressure may develop over the NW Caribbean and move northward across the eastern Gulf late in the week. This will cause strong SE to S winds to develop over the waters W of 75W Fri night. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.