000 FZNT27 KNHC 071526 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1126 AM EDT Sat Oct 7 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Nate is located near 26.6N 88.4W at 07/1500 UTC moving NNW at 23 kt. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 80 kt with gusts 95 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 984 mb. The center of Nate will move across the central and northern Gulf of Mexico the rest of today, reaching near 29.1N 89.0 this evening, and will make landfall along the central U.S. Gulf coast tonight. Marine conditions will gradually improve by late Sun. A ridge will build across the area in the wake of Nate early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 13 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. E to SE winds 60 to 70 kt. Seas 6 to 24 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 60 to 75 kt. Seas 12 to 25 ft, subsiding to 9 to 17 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS ALSO POSSIBLE. S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.