000 FZNT27 KNHC 130214 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1014 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE W ATLANTIC WESTWARD TO A 1019 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF NEAR 29N84W THEN ALONG 29N TO COASTAL E TEXAS. THIS RIDGE WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES THAT SETTLES IN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE E GULF BY MON WITH SE MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL FRESH RETURN FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS. A DIURNAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO FORM ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD IN THE EVENING HOURS AND SHIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE OVERNIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE IN THE NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.