000 FZNT27 KNHC 121524 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1124 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Fred is near 20.9N 74.4W 1013 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WNW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Fred is expected to move across the eastern Straits of Florida as a tropical storm by Fri night, enter the far southeast Gulf of Mexico on Sat, and move northward along the far eastern Gulf into early next week. Across the north-central and northwest Gulf, light to gentle winds will prevail through the end of the week and into the weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 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 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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 to SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.