000 FZNT27 KNHC 171530 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE SE U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL STRENGTHEN NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...WITH STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND HIGH SEAS PREVAILING THROUGH TUE. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TUE ALONG THE COAST NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.