000 FZNT25 KNHC 040833 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 433 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...A NW to SE trough will meander across the far SW Gulf through Fri night. Frequent gusts to gale force will be possible in the E central Gulf through early morning, otherwise, fresh to strong easterly winds will dominate the basin through Thu. The pressure gradient will relax as a broad inverted trough moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico for the end of the week. This trough will move W reaching the central gulf waters by early Sat. A surface low, possibly a tropical cyclone, will move into the southern Gulf by early Sat and continue N through Sun. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Frequent gusts to gale force through early morning. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pres N of the area will continue to support fresh to near gale force NE to E flow with frequent gusts to gale force W of 70W through the early morning. Winds will diminish across the basin by the end of the week as the pressure gradient significantly relaxes, with much more tranquil marine conditions this weekend. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Frequent gusts to gale force through early morning. Seas 5 to 8 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 13 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and E 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. Scattered thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.