616 FZNT27 KNHC 162001 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 401 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending westward from the Atlantic into the northern Gulf will prevail into early next week. A nocturnal trough will move off the Yucatan Peninsula into the SW Gulf each night, accompanied by surge of fresh NE to E winds. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.