000 FZNT27 KNHC 260836 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 436 AM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through the end of the week and into the weekend as a series of troughs drifts E across the NE Gulf. A thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula during the evening hours before pushing offshore into the SW Gulf each night, then move W across the SW Gulf during the overnight hours, and dissipate by late each morning. A weak front may approach the NE Gulf by the end of the weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.