000 FZNT27 KNHC 171408 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1008 AM EDT Thu May 17 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A trough extending southwest from the Florida Panhandle to the central gulf waters will gradually dissipate through Fri morning. A ridge will set up from the Florida Big Bend to the Texas Coastal Bend during the upcoming weekend, and then persist into early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the late morning and afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.