299 FZNT27 KNHC 201427 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1027 AM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...The Azores high will continue to extend a ridge axis across the basin through Tue night. On Wed, a cold front N of the area will transition to a stationary front along the northern gulf coast and then dissipate late at night. The remnants of the front will transition to a surface trough from the Florida Big Bend SW to the central basin, which is forecast to dissipate on Thu over the Tampa Bay adjacent waters. A surface ridge will then move eastward N of the area supporting northerly light to gentle winds across the basin through early Fri. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 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 winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.