000 FZNT27 KNHC 112123 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 523 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate winds will prevail through Sat. Tropical Storm Fred is near 18.9N 71.0W 1007 mb at 5 PM EDT moving WNW at 13 kt. Fred is expected to move across the Straits of Florida as a tropical storm by Fri night, enter the SE Gulf of Mexico on Sat, and move NW along the far E Gulf through the weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...NW winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.