000 FZNT25 KNHC 130246 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1046 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2019 ...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 over the southeastern United States will support moderate to fresh northeast to east winds into the weekend. Recently developed Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine currently over the southeastern Bahamas will track northwestward toward the Florida peninsula through the end of the week. The gradient between the cyclone and the high pressure will allow for east winds to increase over the far NE winds Gulf Fri night into Sat along with building seas. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may spread westward from the Florida peninsula to the eastern Gulf from Fri through Sun. .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine near 23.9N 74.7W 1009 mb at 11 PM EDT is moving NW at 7 kt. Maximum sustained winds 25 kt gusts 35 kt. Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine will move to near 24.6N 75.6W Fri morning with maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts to 40 kt, to near 25.5N 77.2W Fri evening. then intensify to a tropical cyclone near 26.5N 78.8W early Sat with maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts to 50 kt. Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is forecast to intensify slightly as it reaches to near 27.5N 80.2W Sat evening and move to just near 28.8N 81.2W by early Sun, reach to near 29.8N 81.8W Sun evening while weakening. The cyclone is forecast to track northeastward early next week back over the waters just northwest of the area. A strong tropical wave may approach the waters S of 22N early next week. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 25 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N of 29N W of 79W, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming E 35 to 40 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft late. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt S of 27N, becoming SE to S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. S of 27N, seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. W of 79W, S to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. N of 27N W of 79W, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, Elsewhere N of 27N, E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 25 to 30 kt N of 27N, except 30 to 40 kt W of 80W. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 27N, except 9 to 14 ft W of 80W. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.