000 FZNT27 KNHC 060958 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 558 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Delta continues to intensify in the Caribbean near 17.5N 81.3W 968 mb at 5 AM EDT, moving WNW at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds 85 kt gusts 100 kt. Delta is expected to become a major hurricane as it approaches the Yucatan Channel later today, then move across the NE tip of Yucatan Wed morning before entering the south- central Gulf. Delta will move to 21.8N 88.5W Wed afternoon, 23.0N 90.4W Thu morning, 24.2N 91.5W Thu afternoon, and 25.8N 92.0W Fri morning. Delta is forecast to move inland over south- central Louisiana Fri night into early Sat. Meanwhile, the remnant low of Gamma is off the north coast of Yucatan, and will move inland this morning and dissipate by Wed morning. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 10 ft. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 16 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.