000 FZNT27 KNHC 122111 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 511 PM 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...At 5pm EDT, Tropical Depression Fred is near 21.3N 75.3W 1012 mb moving WNW at 10 kt. Minimum central pressure is 1012 mb and maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Fred will move to 22.0N 77.0W Fri morning, 23.0N 79.0W Fri afternoon, and will strengthen to a tropical storm near 24.0N 80.6W Sat morning. Fred is expected to move across the eastern Straits of Florida and the far eastern Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm by Fri night, 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 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 5 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less.