000 FZNT27 KNHC 041413 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1013 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A low level NNW to SSE orientated trough will extend across the W-Central and SW Gulf waters this week with a surface low developing along the trough. An E to W ridge will develop across the northern gulf early this week, and then strengthen during the middle of the week behind a cold front with fresh to locally strong NE winds across the NW Gulf on Wed night, with these conditions spreading S across the W-Central and SW Gulf on Thu. Strong NE flow expected across the NE Gulf waters on Fri night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.