000 FZNT25 KNHC 090908 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 508 AM EDT Mon Jul 9 2018 ...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...High pressure will meander across the northern Gulf waters through Fri. A surface trough will move westward off the Yucatan Peninsula each evening, and enhance nocturnal winds over the SW Gulf, through Fri. A tropical wave will reach the Yucatan Peninsula Thu and move across southwest portions of the Gulf Thu night through Fri. .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Chris near 32.4N 74.6W 999 mb at 0900 UTC drifting S. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Chris will meander offshore of the Carolina coasts through early Tue while strengthening slowly, then begin to shift northeastward away from the area Tue afternoon. Associated winds and swell will affect far NW waters through Tue evening. Expect an increase in winds and seas over the waters south of 22N through Tue as the remnant tropical wave of Beryl moves quickly WNW across the Caribbean. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S of 27N,E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N,NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...S of 27N,E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N,NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.