000 FZNT27 KNHC 120908 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 508 AM EDT MON AUG 12 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH WED. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA OR THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO BY THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.