000 FZNT27 KNHC 211451 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1051 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...WESTERN EXTENSION OF ATLC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE ALONG 27-28N WILL CONTINUE AS A NEARLY STATIONARY FEATURE THROUGH SUN. THE RIDGE DRIFTS TO THE N EARLY NEXT WEEK...HOWEVER THE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.