000 FZNT27 KNHC 042118 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 517 PM 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 NE winds over the NE Gulf will diminish through Thu as an inverted trough moves W across S Florida into the SE Gulf from 26N82W to 22N85W on Thu, and from 28N84W to 21N87W on Fri. Winds will increase again over the SE Gulf late Fri ahead of Tropical Depression 16-E currently in the SW Caribbean. Sixteen-E will move N through the Yucatan Channel as a tropical storm on Fri evening, and intensify to a hurricane reaching near 25.0N 88.0W at 2 PM Sat, and move inland near 20.5N 86.0W at 2 PM Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 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 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 8 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 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.