000 FZNT25 KNHC 102118 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 518 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...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...A weak surface ridge will prevail along 30N Tue through Thu with gentle to moderate winds and isolated showers. Potential Tropical Cyclone Six near 16.9N 65.5W 1012 mb at 5 PM EDT moving WNW at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Six is expected to move across the Straits of Florida by Fri night as a tropical storm, and move into the SE Gulf of Mexico by Sat. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...S to SW winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 3 to 9 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Atlc surface ridge associated with the Bermuda- Azores high will persist with axis N of the area for the next several days. Gentle to moderate E to SE winds can be expected through Thu. Potential Tropical Cyclone Six near 16.9N 65.5W 1012 mb at 5 PM EDT moving WNW at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Six is expected to pass near or over the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tonight, be near or over Hispaniola on Wednesday, and be near the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next day or so and the disturbance is expected to become a tropical storm tonight. Some weakening is likely while the system interacts with Hispaniola on Wednesday. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N,NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 30 to 35 kt after midnight. N of 27N,E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.