000 FZNT27 KNHC 030924 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 524 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT N TODAY AHEAD OF LOW PRES CENTER LIFTING N OFF NE COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE N TO N-NW THROUGH SAT AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY GALES ACROSS EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THIS SYSTEM WILL BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS LOW EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 31N87.5W BY SAT EVENING THEN TURN NE AND MOVE INLAND SAT NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER E PORTIONS OF THE GULF ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND SQUALLS. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.