000 FZNT25 KNHC 090259 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1059 PM EDT Thu Sep 8 2022 ...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 pressure pattern will continue to dominate the Gulf waters through tonight, producing gentle to locally moderate winds and slight seas across the basin. A surface trough extends from the NE Gulf to the SW Gulf. This trough is producing scattered showers and thunderstorms. The trough will migrate NW toward the north-central Gulf early Fri and induce a fresh southerly return flow across the eastern half of the basin Fri night into Sat night. Looking ahead, winds and seas will diminish through Sun as the trough weakens and shifts west ahead of high pressure building over the northeast Gulf. .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Earl centered now just north of the area near 31.3N 63.7W 964 mb at 11 PM EDT moving NNE at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds 85 kt gusts 105 kt. Earl will slightly strengthen as it moves to 33.3N 61.8W Fri morning, eventually becoming extratropical and move to 43.3N 51.3W Sat evening. Elsewhere, weak high pressure will prevail to the NW and W of Earl through Fri. A cold front will move south of 31N late Sat and extend from 31N55W to 28N65W to 30N73W early Sun before weakening. Northerly swell will follow the front, affecting the northeastern and north-central forecast zones Sun and Mon before diminishing Tue. .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S less than 5 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.