000 FZNT27 KNHC 061528 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1128 AM EDT Wed Sep 6 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Katia near 22.7N 95.9W AT 1500Z moving E-SE at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt. Katia is forecast to remain in the SW Gulf before making landfall on the coast of Veracruz late Fri. Hurricane Irma is expected to move between Cuba and the Bahamas Sat, then turn northward across the Florida peninsula Sun, bringing fresh to strong N winds to the NE Gulf Sat, with the potential for stronger winds Sun depening on the track of Irma as it heads northward across Florida. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.