000 FZNT27 KNHC 220944 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 544 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Marco near 19.6N 85.4W 1005 mb at 5 AM EDT is moving NNW at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt. Marco will gradually intensify as it moves to just east of the northeastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula near 20.9N 86.1W this afternoon, to over the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico near 22.5N 87.1W late tonight with maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts to 60 kt, to the south-central Gulf of Mexico near 24.1N 88.3W Sun afternoon with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Marco will strengthen a little more as it reaches near 25.7N 89.9W late Sun night with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt, and begin to weaken as it reaches near 27.3N 91.3W Mon afternoon. Marco is forecast to continue to weaken as it nears 28.3N 93.4W late Mon night and to inland Texas near 29.1N 96.2W late by Tue night. Tropical Storm Laura over the Tropical Atlantic is forecast to move across western Cuba near 23.1N 81.8W Mon afternoon, then move over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico near 24.6N 84.7W late Mon night with maximum winds 55 kt gusts to 65 kt. Laura is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane over the north- central Gulf of Mexico near 27.5N 89.5W late Tue night with maximum sustained winds 75 kt gusts 90 kt. It is forecast to begin to weaken as it reaches to near 31.0N 92.0W late Wed night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 94W. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 94W. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 20 to 25 kt, except increasing to 45 to 50 kt E of 92W late. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except building to 10 to 17 ft E of 92W late. Scattered to numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft W of 94W, and 8 to 12 ft E of 94W, building to 11 to 17 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 50 to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except building to 10 to 15 ft S part late. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 17 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.