000 FZNT27 KNHC 010924 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 524 AM EDT TUE OCT 1 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGING FROM THE EASTERN UNITED STATES EXTENDING SW INTO N GULF WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. BROAD TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE CARIB ALONG 82W WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO LATE WED INTO THU. INCREASING SE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY E SIDE OF THE TROUGH...WITH POTENTIAL FOR LOW PRES TO FORM ALONG OR EAST OF TROUGH AND SHIFT NW INTO CENTRAL GULF THU. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.