000 FZNT25 KNHC 120337 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1137 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 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...At 11 PM EDT, Tropical Depression Fred is over Hispaniola near 19.5N 72.2W, with an estimated pressure of 1009 mb, moving WNW at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Fred is expected to move across the Straits of Florida as a tropical storm by Fri night, enter the far southeast Gulf of Mexico on Sat, and move northward along the far eastern Gulf into early next week. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and slight seas will persist through the period. .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...At 11 PM EDT, Tropical Depression Fred is over land in Hispaniola near 19.5N 72.2W, with a pressure of 1009 mb, moving WNW at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Fred will move to 20.4N 73.9W Thu morning, to 21.6N 76.1W in the Old Bahama Channel Thu evening. Fred will strengthen to a tropical storm near 22.5N 78.1W Fri morning and continue to 23.5N 79.8W in the Cay Sal area by Fri evening. Fred will continue into the far southeast Gulf of Mexico late Fri night into early Sat. Elsewhere, mostly moderate E to SE winds and moderate seas will persist between Fred and the Bermuda-Azores high farther to the northeast in the north central Atlantic. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 23N W of 77W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in open waters. Elsewhere E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 24N W of 79W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in open waters. Elsewhere E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.