000 FZNT25 KNHC 220936 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 536 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 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...Tropical Storm Marco near 19.6N 85.4W 1005 mb at 5 AM EDT is moving NNW at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt. Marco will gradually intensify as it moves to just east of the northeastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula near 20.9N 86.1W this afternoon, to over the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico near 22.5N 87.1W late tonight with maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts to 60 kt, to the south-central Gulf of Mexico near 24.1N 88.3W Sun afternoon with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Marco will strengthen a little more as it reaches near 25.7N 89.9W late Sun night with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt, and begin to weaken as it reaches near 27.3N 91.3W Mon afternoon. Marco is forecast to continue to weaken as it nears 28.3N 93.4W late Mon night and to inland Texas near 29.1N 96.2W late by Tue night. Tropical Storm Laura over the Tropical Atlantic is forecast to move across western Cuba near 23.1N 81.8W Mon afternoon, then move over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico near 24.6N 84.7W late Mon night with maximum winds 55 kt gusts to 65 kt. Laura is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane over the north- central Gulf of Mexico near 27.5N 89.5W late Tue night with maximum sustained winds 75 kt gusts 90 kt. It is forecast to begin to weaken as it reaches to near 31.0N 92.0W late Wed night. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell, except building to 10 to 15 ft SW part. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and SE 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Straits of Florida, NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt, increasing to 40 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Laura centered near near 17.6N 65.5W 1007 mb at 5 AM EDT is moving W at 18 kt. Maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt. Laura will move to near 18.2N 67.7W this afternoon, inland over the Dominican Republic near 19.1N 71.0W late tonight, inland eastern Cuba near 20.3N 74.6W Sun afternoon with maximum sustained winds 45 kt gusts to 55 kt, inland Cuba near 21.6N 78.3W late Sun night, inland western Cuba near 23.1N 81.8W Mon afternoon, then move over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico near 24.6N 84.7W late Mon night with maximum winds 55 kt gusts to 65 kt. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 35 to 40 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft S of 24N, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, except numerous showers and thunderstorms far S and SW parts. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S of 24N. S of 24N ,E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Elsewhere E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 2 to 30 kt from 24N to 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 9 to 14 ft S of 24N W of 79W. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.