565 FZNT27 KNHC 171527 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1127 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A well-defined area of low pressure over the southwestern Gulf will meander over the southwestern Gulf for the next day or so before moving slowly northward to northeastward on Fri and Sat, with potential for it to become a tropical depression or tropical storm later today. A Gale Warning has been issued for this system. A weak front will move into the northern Gulf on Sat, followed by fresh to strong east to northeast winds. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING S OF 27N E OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...S of 27N E of 94W, NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N E of 95W, NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...S of 27N E of 95W, NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N E of 95W, NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.