000 FZNT27 KNHC 272116 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 516 PM 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 22.7N 90.3W 984 mb at 5 PM EDT moving NW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Zeta will strengthen to a hurricane near 24.5N 91.3W late tonight with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts to 85 kt, then begin to accelerate in a north to north-northeast motion reaching near 27.9N 91.0W Wed afternoon and move inland to near 32.4N 87.8W late Wed night. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms, with strong gusty winds, will continue to move across the Yucatan Channel from the northwestern Caribbean Sea through Wed night. A stationary front just offshore the Texas coast will be replaced by a cold front that 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. Winds over the area diminish to gentle to moderate speeds Sat. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 30 to 35 kt late. 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 60 to 70 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 94W, and 17 to 26 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 15 to 23 ft subsiding to 7 to 11 ft late. W of 94W, NW 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 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT....N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .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 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 40 to 45 kt between 87W and 90W, and SE winds 15 to 20 kt E of 87W. Seas 6 to 8 ft E of 87W, and 9 to 13 ft between 87W and 90W, building to 12 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 87W AND 90W AND POSSIBLE E OF 87W. Between 87W and 90W, SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft between subsiding to 8 to 11 ft late. E of 87W S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and 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. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.