000 FZNT25 KNHC 261527 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1127 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 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 ridge dominates the gulf region. Fresh return flow will begin over the NW Gulf by early Fri, ahead of the next cold front expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri afternoon, then reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the W Bay of Campeche by early Sat afternoon. High pressure behind front will support another round of strong Nly winds across much of the basin, with gale force winds expected across the west-central and SW Gulf on Sat. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N71W across the central Bahamas and eastern Cuba. The front will reach from 31N66W to eastern Cuba tonight, and will begin to weaken on Fri from 31N65W to eastern Cuba. Another front will move off the coast of Florida by early Sun, possibly interacting with the broad area of low pressure currently located over the Caribbean Sea. This could bring an increase in winds and seas across the SW N Atlantic Sat night into Sunday. Gale conditions are possible ahead of the front during this time period. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the afternoon, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft.