000 FZNT27 KNHC 271532 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1132 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Zeta near 21.6N 89.5W 985 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Zeta will strengthen to a hurricane near 23.1N 90.9W this evening with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts to 85 kt, move to near 25.7N 91.6W Wed morning, then begin to accelerate in a north- northeast motion to near 29.3N 89.9W Wed evening. Zeta will move inland and weaken to a tropical depression well north of the area near 34.2N 85.2W Thu morning. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms will continue to move across the Yucatan Channel from the northwestern Caribbean Sea through late Wed. A cold front just offshore the Texas coast will become stationary today through tonight. Another cold front will move into the NW Gulf Wed and stretch from Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula by late Thu. It will reach to near western Cuba Fri night. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds will follow behind the front through Fri night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 94W, and 6 to 9 ft between 90W and 94W building to 8 to 12 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 55 to 65 kt, becoming N 60 to 70 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft W of 94W, and 16 to 25 ft between 90W and 94W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Between 90W and 94W, SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft subsiding to 7 to 11 ft late. W of NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell E of 87W, and 6 to 8 ft between 87W and 90W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E of 87W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Between 87W and 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 30 to 35 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE to S winds 55 to 65 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 16 to 24 ft between 87W and 90W subsiding to 8 to 11 ft late and 6 to 8 ft E of 87W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E of 87W, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Between 87W and 90W, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E of 87W, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Between 87W and 90W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.