000 FZNT25 KNHC 050248 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1048 PM EDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS TODAY AND SHIFT SLOWLY W AND INLAND THE TEXAS COAST ON THU NIGHT. BROAD LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND SW GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD AS WEAK HIGH PRES REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...NEWLY UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE NEAR 17.0N 66.6W 1008 MB AT 05/0300 UTC MOVING NW AT 06 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. GABRIELLE IS FORECAST TO SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 17.8N 67.4W EARLY THU...TO NEAR 19.0N 68.4W EARLY THU EVENING...AND TO JUST N OF THE BASIN NEAR 20.1N 69.0W BY EARLY FRI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. BY FRI EVENING...GABRIELLE IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 21.2N 69.4W THEN TURN NE AND REACH NEAR 23.3N 69.2W BY EARLY SAT EVENING WHILE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY...REACH NEAR 25.5N 67.5W BY EARLY SUN EVENING AND CONTINUE TO TRACK IN A NE MOTION THROUGH MON. A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 1025 MB HIGH NEAR 34N51W TO NE FLORIDA NEAR 28N80W AND WILL SHIFT NE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A FRONTAL TROUGH SINKS INTO THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT AND WEAKENS FRI AND SAT AS IT DRIFTS E. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.