000 FZNT25 KNHC 272128 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 528 PM EDT Tue Oct 27 2020 ...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...Tropical Storm Zeta near 22.7N 90.3W 984 mb at 5 PM EDT moving NW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Zeta will strengthen to a hurricane near 24.5N 91.3W late tonight with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts to 85 kt, then begin to accelerate in a north to north-northeast motion reaching near 27.9N 91.0W Wed afternoon and move inland to near 32.4N 87.8W late Wed night. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms, with strong gusty winds, will continue to move across the Yucatan Channel from the northwestern Caribbean Sea through Wed night. A stationary front just offshore the Texas coast will be replaced by a cold front that will move into the NW Gulf Wed and stretch from Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula by late Thu. It will reach to near western Cuba Fri night. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds will follow behind the front through Fri night. Winds over the area diminish to gentle to moderate speeds Sat. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt E of 84W and SE 20 to 30 kt W of 84W. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 84W and 6 to 9 ft in S swell E of 84W. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms W of 84W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 84W. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms W of 84W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 84W. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between high pressure in the central Atlantic and Tropical Storm Zeta, currently in the south-central Gulf of Mexico, will continue to allow for moderate to fresh southeast winds over the southwest part of the area through Thu. A cold front will move into the northwest waters Fri, with some strong southwest winds ahead of it. The front will reach from near 29N65W to the central Bahamas and to western Cuba by Sat evening and become stationary through Sun night. Fresh to strong northeast to east winds will follow this front, mainly north of about 29N,through the weekend. Another cold front will move into the northwest waters on Sun and Sun night. A combination of northerly and easterly swell generated from a tropical wave passing over the southeastern waters Wed will maintain relatively high seas north and east of Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands into Thu. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms S of 27N. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms S of 27N. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms S of 27N. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms S of 27N. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. N of 27N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. N of 27N, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S of 27N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell N of 27N.