000 FZNT27 KNHC 271500 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1100 AM EDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh return flow has started over the NW Gulf ahead of the next cold front, expected to move into the NW Gulf early this 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 northerly winds across much of the basin, with gale force winds expected across the west-central and SW Gulf on Sat and Sat night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .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, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .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 after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. 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...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.