000 FZNT27 KNHC 141348 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 948 AM EDT Mon Aug 14 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A weak Atlantic ridge will extend westward into the Gulf through Fri. Southerly winds will increase Tuesday and Wednesday in the western Gulf as the pressure gradient tightens between high pressure in the central Gulf and low pressure in W Texas. The gradient will weaken late on Wednesday as the ridge begins to lift N to the northern Gulf. This will allow the southerly winds to diminish. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the late morning and early afternoon, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...S 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. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.