000 FZNT27 KNHC 180907 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 507 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT NEARING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL STALL TODAY...THEN DISSIPATE ON THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF ON SAT...THEN PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS ON SUN. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.