000 FZNT27 KNHC 260247 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1047 PM 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...Northerly winds and seas will gradually diminish across the Gulf overnight as high pressure shifts ENE across the far NW Gulf. Fresh return flow will begin over the NW Gulf by early Fri, ahead of the next cold front expected to move into the NW Gulf late Fri then reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the W Bay of Campeche by midday Sat. High pressure behind front will support another round of strong Nly winds across much of the basin. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft. Slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 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 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.