000 FZNT25 KNHC 230252 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1052 PM EDT Fri Sep 22 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 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 remain over the northern waters through Wed. .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Maria centered at 24.1N 71.7W 954 mb at 11 PM EDT moving NNW or 345 degrees at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 110 kt with gusts to 135 kt. Maria is forecast to reach near 25.3N 72.1W at 8 AM EDT Sat, weaken to 105 kt gusts 130 kt near 27.0N 72.4W at 8 PM EDT Sat, weaken to 100 kt gusts 120 kt near 28.5N 72.7W at 8 AM EDT Sun, weaken to 95 kt gusts to 115 kt near 29.7N 72.8W at 8 PM EDT Sun, weaken to 85 kt gusts to 105 kt near 31.7N 72.4W at 8 PM EDT Mon, and weaken to 75 kt gusts to 90 kt near 33.5N 72.3W at 8 PM EDT Tue. A trough will extend SW from the N-central waters to the SE Bahamas in the wake of Maria. .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. 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 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.