000 FZNT27 KNHC 071516 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1116 AM EDT Thu Sep 7 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will build into the northern Gulf in the wake of a cold front that has moved through the coastal waters. Fresh to strong northerly winds on the periphery of Hurricane Irma will persist over the region, possibly reaching tropical storm strength over the NE and E central Gulf by late Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.