000 FZNT27 KNHC 162046 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 446 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO NEAR 26N96W WILL DRIFT NW AND MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS THE ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE N GULF...THEN PREVAILS THROUGH MID WEEK. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF TUE THROUGH THU AS THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. TSTMS LIKELY. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.