000 FZNT27 KNHC 161521 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1121 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 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 tonight, then begin to diminish late on Thursday through Saturday as the ridge slowly lifts northward. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 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 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.