000 FZNT25 KNHC 091514 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1114 AM EDT Wed Aug 9 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin near 20.2N 93.9W at 11 AM EDT moving W or 270 DEG at 11 kt with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts to 75 kt. Franklin will strengthen to a hurricane at 8 PM near 20.1N 95.6W, and move inland Mexico near Veracruz late tonight into early Thursday morning with conditions improving across the SW Gulf throughout Thu. A thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula during the evenings beginning on Thu, move slowly westward during the overnight hours, and dissipate over the SW Gulf by late each morning. A surge of fresh to locally strong winds will accompany this trough. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough extending from 27N73W to 23N77W will reach the NW Bahamas this evening and move across south Florida late tonight and Thu. A tropical wave will move across the SE waters beginning this evening through Fri, reaching the SE Bahamas by Sat morning. Fresh to locally strong winds are expected during the evening hours just north of Hispaniola, including the approach to the Windward Passage. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.