000 FZNT27 KNHC 260918 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 518 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 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 will continue to diminish gradually, as high pressure shifts E across the N Gulf. Fresh return flow will begin in the NW Gulf by midday today, ahead of the next cold front expected to move into the NW Gulf midday Fri, then reach from the Florida Panhandle to the SW corner of the Gulf 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 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE 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 after midnight. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft early in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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 in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.