965 FZNT25 KNHC 210312 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1112 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 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 surface trough will develop along the western Yucatan Peninsula during the late afternoons, then drift westward across the southwest gulf waters during the overnight hours dissipating along 96W during the late mornings. The Azores high will continue to extend a ridge axis across the basin through Tue night. On Wed, a cold front N of the area will transition to a stationary front along the northern gulf coast and then dissipate late at night. The remnants of the front will transition to a surface trough from the Florida Big Bend SW to the central basin, which is forecast to dissipate on Thu over the Tampa Bay adjacent waters. A surface ridge will then move eastward N of the area supporting northerly light to gentle winds across the basin through early Fri. Return flow will resume across the basin on Sat. .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...An east to west ridge will meander from near new to Port Canaveral Florida for the next several days. A broad north to south orientated surface trough along 74W will continue west passing through the Bahamas on Tue. Gentle to locally moderate southerly winds are expected north of ridge, a gentle northeast to east to southeast wind shift is forecast along the trough, and moderate to fresh trades are expected south of 23N,except becoming locally strong along the north coast of Hispaniola during the late afternoon into early evening hour on Tue. .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.