000 FZNT27 KNHC 261527 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1127 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...A ridge dominates the gulf region. 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 early Fri afternoon, then reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the W Bay of Campeche by early Sat afternoon. 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...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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 to SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE 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 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.