000 FZNT25 KNHC 191505 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1103 AM EDT Tue Sep 19 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...A surface high will meander over the N-Central waters through Thu night then shift N and inland Louisiana on Fri. .THIS AFTERNOON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Maria is centered at 16.3N 63.1W 927 mb at 11 AM EDT moving W-NW or 300 degrees at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 140 kt gusts 170 kt. Maria is forecast to move to near 17.0N 64.1W at 8 PM EDT this evening, near 18.0N 65.7W at 8 AM ET Wed, near 18.8N 67.1W at 8 PM EDT Wed, near 19.6N 68.4W at 8 AM EDT Thu, near 21.5N 70.5W at 8 AM EDT Fri, 24.5N 72.0W at 8 AM EDT Sat, near 27.5N 72.5W at 8 AM EDT Sun. .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.