000 FZNT25 KNHC 280304 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1104 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 23.8N 91.2W 990 mb at 11 PM EDT moving NW at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt. Zeta will strengthen to a hurricane near 26.0N 91.7W Wed morning and move inland to Louisiana Wed evening. 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. .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Tight pressure gradient between lower pressure in the Caribbean and high pressure over the central Atlantic will lead to moderate to fresh winds S of 27N through Thu night. A cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast Friday morning, with some strong SW winds ahead of it, N of 29N N. These winds will spread east as the front reaches a line from 29N65W through the central Bahamas and central Cuba this weekend and stalls. Some strong NW winds are possible behind the front N of 29N this weekend. A stronger cold front will enter the NW waters Sun night. .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S of 27N,SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. N of 27N,SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft.