000 FZNT25 KNHC 071526 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1126 AM EDT Sat Oct 7 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...Hurricane Nate is located near 26.6N 88.4W at 07/1500 UTC moving NNW at 23 kt. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 80 kt with gusts 95 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 984 mb. The center of Nate will move across the central and northern Gulf of Mexico the rest of today, reaching near 29.1N 89.0 this evening, and will make landfall along the central U.S. Gulf coast tonight. Marine conditions will gradually improve by late Sun. A ridge will build across the area in the wake of Nate early next week. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A ridge dominates the N waters while a trough is along 68W S of 27N. The trough will slowly move towards the Bahamas through early next week while weakening. Then, a ridge will dominate near the entire area by Mon. Another trough will move across the area Tuesday night through Wednesday night preceded by fresh to possibly strong NE to E winds N of 25N. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.