000 FZNT27 KNHC 041527 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1127 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...Strong northeast winds over the eastern Gulf will diminish into Thu as a trough moves across South Florida into the SE Gulf. Winds will increase again over the SE Gulf late Thu ahead of newly formed T.D. Sixteen-E, currently in the SW Caribbean. Sixteen-E will move through the Yucatan Channel as a tropical storm Thu night, reaching 17.9N 85.0W in the S central Gulf by Fri morning. Sixteen-E may intensify further before reaching 23.5N 87.0W Sat morning, then making landfall as hurricane on the western Florida Panhandle Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.