000 FZNT27 KNHC 150918 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 518 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 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 across the central Gulf through Fri. Southerly flow will increase today and continue through Wednesday night, then begin to diminish late on Thursday and through Saturday as the ridge lifts northward. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 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 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.