000 FZNT27 KNHC 082042 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 442 PM EDT Mon Oct 8 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Michael near 22.2N 85.2W 978 mb at 5 PM EDT moving N at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Michael will move to 23.7N 85.7W Tue morning, 25.7N 86.4W Tue afternoon, 27.9N 86.6W Wed morning, inland to 30.2N 85.8W Wed afternoon, and move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 34.5N 80.5W Thu afternoon. Michael will become extratropical as it moves to 39.8N 68.8W Fri afternoon, and continue to 46.2N 50.0W Sat afternoon. Conditions should improve by the end of the week as Michael speeds off to the N and NE of the area, potentially dragging a cold front or frontal trough down S of 31N in its wake. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 14 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 12 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 85 to 105 kt. Seas 13 to 29 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W to NW winds 90 to 100 kt. Seas 14 to 31 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W winds 45 to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 19 ft in N swell, subsiding to 5 to 12 ft after midnight. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.