000 FZNT25 KNHC 211931 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 331 PM 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 trough into the S central Gulf Fri and to near the northern Gulf Coast by Sat night. .TONIGHT...S of 25N E of 83W E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, 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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S 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 over the Florida Straits tonight as well as S of 22N between 70W and 77W, including the Old Bahama Channel, and the approaches to the Windward Passage through Wed. Fresh to occasionally strong winds will continue N of Hispaniola Wed night through Sat night, 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. .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 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.