000 FZNT25 KNHC 042141 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 515 PM 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...Strong NE winds over the NE Gulf will diminish through Thu as an inverted trough moves W across S Florida into the SE Gulf from 26N82W to 22N85W on Thu, and from 28N84W to 21N87W on Fri. Winds will increase again over the SE Gulf late Fri ahead of Tropical Depression 16 currently in the SW Caribbean. T.D 16 will move N through the Yucatan Channel as a tropical storm on Fri evening, and intensify to a hurricane reaching near 25.0N 88.0W at 2 PM Sat, and move inland near 20.5N 86.0W at 2 PM Sun. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in S swell. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in S to SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pres N of the area will continue to support fresh to strong NE to E flow W of 70W into Thu except near gale force across the Bahama channel into early Thu. 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... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt S of 27N with frequent gusts to gale force W of 77W, and E 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force s of 27N W of 77W early. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.