000 FZNT27 KNHC 011552 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1152 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS CENTERED NEAR 26.4N 86.6W AT 1500 UTC...MOVING NNE OR 030 DEGREES AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NNE AND BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT REACHES 29.0N 84.8W THIS AFTERNOON. HERMINE WILL BE OVER LAND NEAR 31.1N 82.9W TONIGHT. HERMINE WILL CONTINUE TRACKING NE ACROSS S GEORGIA AND THE COASTAL CAROLINAS ON FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WILL PUSH INLAND OVER FLORIDA FROM THE NE GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FRI THROUGH SAT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS HERMINE EXITS THE AREA. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 6 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.