000 FZNT25 KNHC 071456 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1056 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 19.2N 86.9W 1004 mb at 11 AM EDT moving N at 5 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Fourteen will strengthen to a tropical storm near 20.0N 86.5W this evening, move to 21.5N 86.5W Mon morning, 23.2N 86.8W Mon evening, 24.9N 87.2W Tue morning, and strengthen to a hurricane near 28.7N 86.5W Wed morning. Fourteen will weaken to a tropical storm while moving inland to near 33.0N 82.5W early Thu. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 40 to 45 kt, increasing to 50 to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 55 to 60 kt. Seas 7 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 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. Winds from a tropical storm may clip the waters offshore N Florida mid-week as the storm moves NE to the north of the area. .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...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. .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 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.