000 FZNT27 KNHC 060923 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 523 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Low pres near 25N84W and associated trough will weaken as they move into the NW Gulf through tonight, allowing associated strong winds and seas over the NE and N central Gulf to diminish. T.S. Nate in western Caribbean near 16.9N 85.1W at 5 AM EDT is forecast to move into the southern Gulf of Mexico overnight tonight and be near 26.4N 89.5W Sat afternoon, then near 29.3N 89.6W early Sun morning as a hurricane just before landfall. Nate moves well N of the area late Sun. More tranquil marine conditions are expected early next week in the wake of the system. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 50 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 10 ft, becoming 12 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 55 to 65 kt. Seas 12 to 22 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 45 to 50 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.