000 FZNT25 KNHC 230933 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 533 AM EDT Sat Sep 23 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 WNW across the SW Gulf overnight and dissipate over the SW Gulf waters by late each morning. Weak high High pressure will remain over the northern waters through Wednesday. .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 24.8N 72.0W 952 mb at 5 AM EDT moving NNW or 345 degrees at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 105 kt with gusts to 130 kt. Maria is forecast to reach near 26.0N 72.4W early this afternoon, with maximum sustained winds 110 kt with gusts to 135 kt, then maintain intensity as it reaches near 27.7N 72.7W late tonight. Maria will begin to weaken as it reaches near 29.2N 72.9W early Sunday afternoon with maximum sustained winds 105 kt with gusts to 130 kt. Maria will continue to weaken as it reaches near 30.3N 73.0W late Sunday night with maximum sustained winds 100 kt with gusts to 120 kt, then lift N of area on Monday reaching to near 32.0N 73.0W with maximum sustained winds 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt. A trough will extend SW from the N-central waters to vicinity of the Central Bahamas in the wake of Maria. .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell.