000 FZNT25 KNHC 070917 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 517 AM EDT Sun Oct 7 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...Tropical Depression Fourteen near 18.6N 86.9W 1004 mb at 5 AM EDT moving NNW at 3 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Fourteen will strengthen to a tropical storm near 19.4N 86.7W this afternoon, move to 20.8N 86.4W Mon morning, 22.3N 86.6W Mon afternoon, 23.9N 87.1W Tue morning, and strengthen to a hurricane near 27.6N 87.3W Wed morning. Fourteen will weaken to a tropical storm while moving inland over 32.0N 84.0W early Thu, and continue to 37.0N 76.0W Fri. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 35 to 40 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 50 to 60 kt. Seas 3 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging will prevail across the area during the entire period. A surface trough will develop north of Hispaniola Sunday night and will drift west-northwest across the Bahamas through Mon night. The pressure gradient between this trough and the ridge will support fresh to strong winds northeast of the northern Bahamas. .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 6 ft.