000 FZNT25 KNHC 061525 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1125 AM EDT Wed Sep 6 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...Hurricane Irma is expected to move between Cuba and the Bahamas Sat, then turn northward across the Florida peninsula, possibly bringing tropical storm force winds to eastern portions of the Straits of Florida and Florida Bay in the far SE Gulf late Sat into Sun. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Irma near 18.2N 64.0W 918 mb at 1500Z moving WNW or 285 deg at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds 160 kt gusts 195 kt. Irma is forecast to continue WNW and reach near 19.0N 66.2W this evening, near 20.2N 69.0W Thu morning, then into the southern Bahamas and Turks/Caicos near 21.2N 71.7W Thu evening. Irma will continue to 21.9N 74.2W Fri morning, 22.9N 78.1W Sat morning, then into South Florida through Sun. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.