000 FZNT27 KNHC 280919 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 519 AM EDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Strong winds follow a cold front currently from SE Louisiana to Tampico Mexico. Meanwhile Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen in the NW Caribbean may develop into a tropical storm later today over western Cuba, and move into the Straits of Florida late today ahead of the cold front, then move NE through the northern Bahamas. The cold front will sweep to the SE of the Gulf in the wake of the potential tropical storm by late Sun. Winds and seas will diminish across the Gulf through Sun night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...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 to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft until early morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.