000 FZNT27 KNHC 270247 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1047 PM 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 weak ridge dominates the gulf region and will shift NE through Fri. Fresh return flow will begin over the NW Gulf 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 .OVERNIGHT...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. Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...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. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 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 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 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.