645 
FZNT25 KNHC 260849
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
449 AM EDT Sat Aug 26 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...Weak high pressure centered across the SE U.S. will
dominate the basin through the upcoming weekend, providing
gentle to moderate winds. Developing low pres over the NW
Caribbean is expected to gradually become better organized and a
tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend or early
next week while it moves generally northward over the eastern
Gulf of Mexico. Expect increasing winds and seas over the
eastern Gulf early next week.  

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Isolated tstms. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin is near 22.8N 65.8W at
5 AM EDT, and is moving east-northeast at 5 kt. Maximum 
sustained winds are 55 kt with gusts to 65 kt, and the minimum 
central pressure is 992 mb. Franklin will move to 23.4N 66.0W 
this afternoon, strengthen to a hurricane near 24.6N 66.6W Sun 
morning, 26.0N 67.7W Sun afternoon, 27.5N 68.6W Mon morning, 
29.3N 68.8W Mon afternoon, and 31.0N 68.7W Tue morning. Franklin 
will change little in intensity as it moves well N of the area to 
34.8N 66.2W early Wed. High pressure will build westward across 
the region Tue and Wed as Franklin exits. Winds may increase 
offshore Florida Tue night through Wed as a low pres system moves 
N-NE across the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Chance of tstms. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. Chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.
Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N
of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft.