000 FZNT25 KNHC 072051 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 451 PM 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...Hurricane Katia near 21.6N 94.6W 980 mb at 5 PM EDT stationary. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Katia is forecast to move to near 21.3N 95.0W late tonight, then to near 20.9N 95.6W Fri afternoon, then to near 20.3N 96.7W late Fri night, then moving inland near 19.5N 97.6W by Sat afternoon while weakening to a tropical storm, dissipating by Sun afternoon. Major 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. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 40 to 45 kt, increasing to 50 to 55 kt late. Seas 6 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Irma near 20.9N 71.1W 922 mb at 5 PM EDT moving WNW at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds 150 kt gusts 185 kt. Irma is forecast to move to near 21.6N 73.1W late tonight, 22.2N 75.5W Fri afternoon, 22.7N 77.6W late Fri night, 23.4N 79.3W Sat afternoon, 26.2N 80.7W late Sun afternoon, 31.5N 82.0W Mon afternoon while inland and weakening, and 36.0N 84.0W Tue afternoon while weakening to a tropical storm. Hurricane Jose near 15.5N 52.4W 966 mb at 5 PM EDT moving WNW at 16 kt. Maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts 130 kt. Jose is forecast to continue WNW while gradually strengthening, reaching near 16.0N 54.8W late tonight, near 16.6N 57.6W Fri afternoon, near 17.3N 59.8W late Fri night, near 18.4N 61.7W Sat afternoon, 21.9N 65.5W Sun afternoon, then near 25.5N 67.9W Mon afternoon and 27.3N 67.2W Tue afternoon. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 14 ft N of 27N. .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 0 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 15 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 50 to 55 kt, increasing to 90 to 110 kt late. S of 27N, seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 0 to 12 ft late. N of 27N, seas 5 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, NE to E winds 90 to 110 kt. N of 27N, NE to E winds 85 to 105 kt, becoming E 60 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, SE winds 90 to 110 kt. N of 27N, E winds 45 to 50 kt, diminishing to 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 3 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 13 ft N of 27N.