000 FZNT25 KNHC 250240 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1040 PM EDT Sun Sep 24 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 into the SW Gulf overnight where it will dissipate each morning. High pressure will prevail over the northern waters through Thursday. A cold front will move across the northern and western Gulf waters on Thursday. .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Maria centered at 30.0N 73.0W 950 mb at 11 PM EDT moving N or 360 degrees at 7 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 80 kt with gusts to 100 kt. Maria is forecast to reach near 30.8N 73.2W at 8 AM EDT Mon, weaken to 75 kt gusts 90 kt near 31.9N 73.3W at 8 PM EDT Mon, and move further from the area near 33.0N 73.5W at 8 AM EDT Tue. A trough will extend SW from the N-central waters to the Central Bahamas in the wake of Maria through Wednesday night, and become diffuse on Thursday as high pressure builds westward across the eastern portion of the area. .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 9 to 14 ft N of 27N. .MON...W winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 13 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .TUE...W winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.