000 FZNT27 KNHC 182109 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 509 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...PERSISTENT RIDGING FROM THE SW NORTH ATLC THROUGH THE CAROLINAS WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS WILL PULSE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA DURING THE EVENING HOURS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON AND BRUSHES THE FAR N GULF WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH MON AND MON NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.