806 FZNT27 KNHC 171514 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1114 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Grace near 18.3N 76.8W 1005 mb at 11 AM EDT moving W at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds 45 kt gusts 55 kt. Grace will move to 18.8N 79.0W this evening, strengthen to a hurricane near 19.2N 82.2W Wed morning, 19.7N 85.3W Wed evening, inland to 20.4N 88.3W Thu morning, weaken to a tropical storm near 20.9N 91.3W Thu evening, and strengthen to a hurricane near 21.1N 94.0W Fri morning. Grace will move inland near 21.5N 98.5W early Sat. Grace is forecast to approach the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico late Wednesday or early Thursday. Fresh to strong easterly winds on the northern periphery of Grace are expected over the southeastern Gulf waters from Tue night through Wed night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.