000 FZNT25 KNHC 250840 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 440 AM EDT Fri May 25 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 broad surface low over the Yucatan peninsula is expected to develop into a a tropical cyclone as it moves slowly northward through Mon. Gale conditions and seas around 12 ft are expected starting Sat in the SE Gulf, spreading northward and reaching the N central Gulf through Mon. Winds and seas will diminish on Tue. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt SW part. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh tradewinds are expected S of 27N through Mon, pulsing to fresh to strong offshore of northern Hispaniola during the afternoon through evening hours each day. SE to S winds will increase to fresh to locally strong W of 77W Sat night through Sun night as developing low pres in the Gulf of Mexico tightens the pres gradient. Those conditions should improve by Tue as the pres gradient slackens. .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.