000 FZNT27 KNHC 241524 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1124 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 Tampa Florida to the southwest Gulf of Mexico near 18N94W will reach the far SE Gulf early on Wednesday, and move E of the area Wednesday afternoon. High pressure building in behind the front will usher in fresh to strong northerly winds across the area from through Wednesday morning, diminishing through Thursday afternoon as high pressure shifts to the NE Gulf. The high pressure will weaken Friday as another cold front moves into the NW Gulf 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. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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.