000 FZNT25 KNHC 071511 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1111 AM EDT Thu Sep 7 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...Major Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma is forecast to enter the eastern Straits of Florida Sat afternoon, then turn northward across the Florida peninsula Sat night and Sun, 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...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Irma near 20.7N 68.3W 921 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WNW at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds 155 kt gusts 190 kt. Irma is forecast to continue WNW today, reaching near 21.1N 71.1W this evening, near 21.9N 74.2W Fri morning, near 22.5N 76.5W Fri evening, near 23.1N 78.4W Sat morning, near 25.5N 80.0W Sun morning across the Straits of Florida, then turn northward across portions of the Florida Peninsula. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N,N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N,NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 15 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N,N to NE winds 55 to 60 kt. 85 to 105 kt after midnight. N of 27N,NE to E winds 50 to 55 kt. Seas 3 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N,NE winds 90 to 110 kt. N of 27N,NE to E winds 80 to 90 kt, becoming E 50 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.