000 FZNT27 KNHC 171445 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1045 AM EDT Thu Aug 17 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A weak Atlc ridge extending westward along 27N and into the central Gulf will persist through Fri. Moderate to locally fresh Southerly flow in the W half of basin will be diminishing late through Sat as the ridge slowly lifts northward. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds LESS THAN 5 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.