000 FZNT27 KNHC 160234 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1034 PM 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 extending westward along 27N and into the central Gulf will persist through Fri. Moderate to locally fresh Southerly flow across the W half of basin will continue through Wednesday night, then begin to diminish late on Thursday through Saturday as the ridge lifts northward. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 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 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...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. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.