000 FZNT27 KNHC 130323 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1123 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...Tropical Depression Fred is along the north coast of Cuba near 21.5N 75.6W 1013 mb at 11 PM EDT moving WNW at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Fred is forecast to strengthen to a tropical storm early Fri and move across the Straits of Florida through Sat afternoon reaching the southeastern Gulf waters near 25.5N 82.1W Sat evening with maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt. Fred is forecast to reach near 27.2N 83.1W early Sun with maximum sustained winds 45 kt guts 55 kt, to near 29.1N 84.2W Sun evening and inland to near 31.8N 85.6W by Mon evening with maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt. Meanwhile, moderate to fresh east winds off the northwest Yucatan Peninsula are due to the typical Yucatan Peninsula trough that develops each afternoon. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and slight seas will persist through the period. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...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 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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.