000 FZNT27 KNHC 070900 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 500 AM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin in the NW Caribbean near 17.1N 84.2W at 5 AM EDT moving W-NW at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 40 kt with gusts to 50 kt. Franklin will move across the Yucatan Peninsula on Mon night and Tue with the center in the Bay of Campeche at 8 PM Tue and near near 20.4N 92.3W at 2 AM Wed. Franklin will intensify to a strong tropical storm near 21.0N 96.4W at 2 AM on Wed, then move inland Mexico near Veracruz by sunrise on Thu. Elsewhere, an E to W ridge will meander across the northern coastal plains. A thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula this evening, move slowly westward during the overnight hours, and dissipate over the SW Gulf by late Tue morning. This trough will develop again on Thu and Fri evenings. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.