000 FZNT27 KNHC 040832 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 432 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A NW to SE trough will meander across the far SW Gulf through Fri night. Frequent gusts to gale force will be possible in the E central Gulf through early morning, otherwise, fresh to strong easterly winds will dominate the basin through Thu. The pressure gradient will relax as a broad inverted trough moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico for the end of the week. This trough will move W reaching the central gulf waters by early Sat. A surface low, possibly a tropical cyclone, will move into the southern Gulf by early Sat and continue N through Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Frequent gusts to gale force through early morning. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.