000 FZNT27 KNHC 180932 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 532 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2019 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong south to southwest winds over the far NE Gulf will diminish to fresh speeds today, then increase back to fresh to strong speeds tonight and diminish to gentle speeds on Mon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the NE Gulf will continue through today and possibly tonight accompanied by locally strong wind gusts and rough seas. Strong winds will pulse over the waters just west of the Yucatan Peninsula each evening through Mon night. The northern portion of a tropical wave will move from the western Caribbean Sea to over the Bay of Campeche Tue through Wed and the far western Gulf late Wed through Thu night. It is expected to increase the chances for showers and thunderstorms across those areas of the Gulf. Otherwise, relatively weak high pressure will extend from the Atlantic to across the central Gulf through the upcoming week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, except E 10 to 15 kt W of 94W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 94W and SE 5 to 10 kt E of 94W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, except 10 to 15 kt W of 94W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, except 5 to 10 kt E of 94W. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft E of 94W. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, except S to SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N between 84W and 90W diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft N of 27N W of 84W. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, except E of 87W S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 5 to 7 ft E of 87W. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, except S 10 to 15 kt between 87W and 90W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, except SE 10 to 15 kt between 87W and 90W. Seas 2 to 3 ft, except 3 to 4 ft between 87W and 90W. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.