000 FZNT25 KNHC 091619 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1219 PM EDT Sat Sep 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...The remnant low of former Tropical Storm Katia is centered just inland Mexico near 20.0N 97.9W 1004 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WSW at 2 kt. Maximum winds 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. The low will dissipate by early this evening. Major Hurricane Irma currently along the N central coast of Cuba is forecast to enter the eastern Straits of Florida this afternoon, reach near 23.4N 80.7W early tonight, then turn NW into the Gulf of Mexico to near 24.5N 81.6W by early Sunday, and track northward over the Florida peninsula during the rest of Sunday and Sunday night. Irma will bring tropical storm force and hurricane force winds to the eastern portions of the Straits of Florida and Florida Bay and far SE Gulf late this afternoon and through late today into Sunday. Tropical storm and hurricane conditions will spread northward along the far eastern Gulf through early Monday afternoon, before lifting N of the Gulf Monday night. ...HURRICANE WARNING... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND MON NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N to NE winds 40 to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 80 to 100 kt. Seas 7 to 16 ft,building to 8 to 23 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 80 to 100 kt. Seas 9 to 25 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 80 to 100 kt. Seas 11 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W to NW winds 75 to 85 kt. Seas 8 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Irma near 22.8N 79.7W 941 mb at 11 AM EDT moving W at 7 kt. Maximum sustained winds 110 kt gusts 135 kt. Irma will continue to move across the Straits of Florida through this afternoon reaching 23.4N 80.7W early tonight, then turn NW into the Gulf of Mexico to near 24.5N 81.6W by early Sunday, and track northward over the Florida peninsula during the rest of Sunday and Sunday night, reaching near 29.0N 82.8 by early Monday morning, before continuing northward into Georgia while weakening to a tropical storm Tuesday. Farther E, Major Hurricane Jose near 18.3N 61.2W 944 mb moving WNW at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds 125 kt gusts to 150 kt. Jose will approach the northern Leeward Islands this afternoon, then reach to near 19.4N 62.7W early tonight, with maximum sustained winds 115 kt gusts to 140 kt, and continue to weaken as it approaches near 20.9N 64.9W early Sunday with maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts to 130 kt. Jose will continue to weaken as it nears 22.6N 66.9W early Sunday night with maximum sustained winds 100 kt gusts to 120 kt and to near 24.1N 68.3W early Monday with maximum sustained winds 95 kt gusts to 115 kt. Jose will then move slowly to the N then NE Tuesday and Wednesday, NE of the Bahamas and S of Bermuda. Jose is then expected to meander over the eastern zones Thu and Fri. ...HURRICANE WARNING... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE to E winds 80 to 90 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 75 to 85 kt N of 27N. Seas 17 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, except numerous squalls and thunderstorms S of 25N. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N,E to SE winds 80 to 100 kt. N of 27N,E winds 75 to 85 kt, diminishing to 55 to 65 kt after midnight. Seas 18 to 22 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, except numerous squalls and thunderstorms S of 26N. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N,SE winds 85 to 95 kt, becoming SE to S 60 to 70 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N,E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S to SW winds 40 to 50 kt S of 27N, and SE 40 to 45 kt N of 27N. Seas 14 to 18 ft in SE to S swell. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, SW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N,S winds 45 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft in S swell. Scattered to numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SW 25 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 10 to 17 ft in SE to S swell. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 9 to 12 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 8 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft in E swell.