000 FZNT27 KNHC 240908 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 508 AM EDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from NE Florida to 24N87W where it becomes stationary to Mexico near 18N94W in SW corner of Gulf. The cold front will reach the far SE waters early on Wednesday, and move E of the area during Wednesday afternoon. High pressure building in behind the front will usher in fresh to strong northerly winds across the area from this morning through Wednesday morning. These winds will diminish through Thursday afternoon as the high pressure shifts to the NE Gulf. The high pressure will weaken on Friday as another cold front moves across eastern Texas, and into the NW Gulf on Friday night. The front will then reach from the NE Gulf to near 24N86W to NE Yucatan Peninsula by midday Saturday. High pressure will bring another round of strong northerly flow across much of the basin, with northerly winds expected to reach gale force in the far SW Gulf portion. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.