000 FZNT25 KNHC 282318 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 718 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020 ...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...Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine well E-SE of the basin near 14.4N 55.9W 1007 mb at 5 PM EDT moving WNW at 20 kt. Maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt. Nine will move to 15.4N 58.8W Wed morning while likely becoming a tropical storm. Nine will be nearing the Bahamas/Florida Panhandle region this weekend. Otherwise, surface ridging will dominate the Gulf waters through Fri supporting mainly gentle to moderate return flow. A surface trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula each evening, shift westward into the SW Gulf waters each night, and dissipate over the SW Gulf each morning. Fresh to locally strong easterly winds associated with this trough swill affect the Yucatan Peninsula adjacent waters and the SW basin through this period. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...N winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine near 14.4N 55.9W 1007 mb at 5 PM EDT moving WNW at 20 kt. Maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt. Nine will move to 15.4N 58.8W Wed morning while likely becoming a tropical storm, to near 16.7N 62.5W Wed afternoon, 18.2N 66.1W Thu morning, 19.7N 69.7W Thu afternoon, 20.9N 72.5W Fri morning, and 22.2N 75.3W Fri afternoon. Nine will change little in intensity as it moves near 24.7N 79.0W Sat afternoon. Heavy showers and tstms are expected the affect the Bahamas, Turk and Caicos, and the Greater Antilles adjacent waters through early in the weekend. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 0 to 3 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...S of 27N, SE to S winds 40 to 45 kt. 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, SE winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 7 ft N of 27N.