068 
FZNT27 KNHC 180801
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
401 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A surface trough will develop along the Yucatan
Peninsula during the late afternoons, then drift westward across
the southwest gulf waters during the overnight hours accompanied
by a fresh east to southeast wind shift with the trough
dissipating along 96W during the late mornings. Otherwise, an
east to west ridge extends across the gulf waters along 28N
accompanied by gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow which is
forecast to increase to a fresh southerly breeze across the
northwest gulf waters on Sun evening, and continue through
sunrise on Mon. The ridge will then shift south and extend east
to west across the central waters during the middle of next
week. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...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...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 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. 
.WED...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...S 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. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.