097 FZNT25 KNHC 051525 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1125 AM EDT Wed Sep 5 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...Weak ridging will build from the Carolinas to the coast of Texas in the wake of Gordon, supporting gentle to moderate easterly winds and modest seas into early next week. The exception will be fresh winds pulsing off the west of coast of the Yucatan peninsula, mainly during the late evening, due to a daily trough that sets up over the southwest Gulf. .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft until late afternoon, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure pattern will maintain gentle to moderate easterly winds across the area through Sun night. Easterly swell from Hurricane Florence will move into the open waters east of the Bahamas late Wed through Sun. Hurricane Florence near 22.0N 45.7W 957 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NW at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds 110 kt gusts 135 kt. Florence will move to 22.7N 47.2W this evening, 23.8N 49.0W Thu morning, 24.7N 50.6W Thu evening, 25.1N 52.1W Fri morning, and 25.7N 54.7W Sat morning. Florence will change little in intensity as it moves near 27.0N 57.0W early Sun, and continue to near 28.5N 59.0W Mon. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft in E swell. .SAT...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft in E swell. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E after midnight. Seas 3 ft.