000 FZNT25 KNHC 242101 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 501 PM EDT Sun Sep 24 2017 ...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 thermal trough will develop each evening over the NW Yucatan Peninsula, move into the SW Gulf overnight where it will dissipate each morning. High pressure will prevail over the northern waters through Thursday. A cold front will move across the northern and western Gulf waters on Thursday. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Maria centered at 29.4N 73.0W 941 mb at 5 PM EDT moving N or 350 degrees at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 90 kt with gusts to 110 kt. Maria is forecast to reach near 30.3N 73.2W at 2 AM EDT Mon, weaken to 85 kt gusts 105 kt near 31.4N 73.4W at 2 PM EDT Mon, and continue to weaken while moving further from the area near 32.5N 73.5W at 2 AM EDT Tue. A trough will extend SW from the N-central waters to the Central Bahamas in the wake of Maria through Wednesday night, and become diffuse on Thursday as high pressure builds westward across the eastern portion of the area. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 9 to 14 ft N of 27N. .MON...W winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 13 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. .TUE...W winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.