000 FZNT25 KNHC 230922 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 522 AM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023 ...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...High pressure will build in from the NE today, leading to moderate NE to E winds through Thu night. .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin is near 17.4N 71.3W at 5 AM EDT moving north at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1000 mb. Franklin will move inland over the Dominican Republic to near 19N71W this afternoon, to the Atlantic Ocean near 22N69W Thu afternoon, 23N67W Fri afternoon, strengthen to a hurricane near 23.5N66W Fri night, move to near 26N67W Sat night, and to near 29.5N 68W Sun night. A cold front is expected to move across the waters E of northern Florida this afternoon through Thu followed by fresh to locally strong northeast winds and building seas. .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.