000 FZNT25 KNHC 172118 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 504 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 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...Tropical Storm Grace near 18.4N 77.9W 1003 mb at 5 PM EDT moving W at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds 45 kt gusts 55 kt. Grace will move to 18.9N 80.3W Wed morning, strengthen to a hurricane near 19.4N 83.4W Wed afternoon, 20.0N 86.7W Thu morning, move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 20.5N 89.7W Thu afternoon, strengthen to a hurricane near 20.9N 92.2W Fri morning, and 21.2N 94.8W Fri afternoon. Grace will weaken to a tropical storm while moving inland near 21.0N 99.5W Sat afternoon. Grace is forecast to move near or over the Cayman Islands late tonight and early Wednesday, and then approach the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico late Wednesday or early Thursday. Winds and seas will begin to increase across the SE waters ahead of Grace on Wed. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Henri near 30.4N 64.2W 997 mb at 5 PM EDT moving WSW at 2 kt. Maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Henri will move to 30.3N 65.5W Wed morning, 30.2N 67.0W Wed afternoon, 30.2N 68.6W Thu morning, 30.3N 70.0W Thu afternoon, 31.0N 71.1W Fri morning, and strengthen to a hurricane near 32.0N 71.5W Fri afternoon. Henri will change little in intensity as it moves to near 35.5N 69.6W Sat afternoon. Otherwise, high pressure will persist across the forecast waters through the period. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E less than 5 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late.