764 FZNT25 KNHC 120926 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 526 AM EDT Wed Sep 12 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...A developing surface trough over the southern Gulf will shift NW toward southern Texas through Sat, and may become a tropical cyclone Friday before reaching the coast. .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Florence 946 mb is centered near 29.0N 70.1W at 5 AM EDT, moving WNW at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 115 kt gusts to 140 kt. Florence will move NW between the Bahamas and Bermuda through tonight, then move north of the area Thu morning. Outside of the path of Florence, large swell generated by the hurricane will affect the Bahamas and northern Florida. .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 10 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 13 ft N of 27N. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 12 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 to 3 ft. N of 27N, seas 4 to 9 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 8 ft N of 27N.