000 FZNT27 KNHC 251528 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1128 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Winds and seas are forecast to gradually diminish across the gulf waters today as the cold front currently located over the NW Caribbean Sea continues to shift eastward and high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Fresh return flow will begin over the NW Gulf by early Fri, ahead of another cold front moving into the NW Gulf late Fri. The front will reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the central Bay of Campeche by midday Sat. High pressure behind front will support another round of strong Nly winds across much of the basin, with gale force winds expected across the west-central and SW Gulf on Sat. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 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. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.