000 FZNT25 KNHC 212048 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 448 PM EDT Thu Sep 21 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 trough over the E-Central Gulf will move W today and lose identity tonight. A thermal trough will develop each evening over the NW Yucatan Peninsula, move W-NW across the SW Gulf overnight And dissipate over the SW Gulf waters by late each morning. High pressure will prevail elsewhere through Tue. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Maria is centered at 20.8N 69.8W 960 mb at 5 PM EDT moving NW or 315 degrees at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 105 kt with gusts to 130 kt. Maria is forecast to reach near 21.6N 70.4W at 2 AM EDT FRI, weaken to 100 kt gusts to 120 kt near 23.0N 71.2W at 2 PM EDT Fri, near 24.5N 71.7W at 2 AM EDT Sat, weaken to 95 kt gusts 115 kt near 26.1N 72.1W at 2 PM EDT Sat, near 28.9N 72.1W at 2 PM Sun, then pass through 31.0N 71.0W at 2 PM EDT Mon. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.