000 FZNT27 KNHC 092117 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 517 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 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 26.0N 86.4W 960 mb at 5 PM EDT moving N at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts 130 kt. Michael expected to continue to gradually intensify and move to near 27.6N 86.6W tonight, reach near 29.7N 85.9W Wed afternoon, and then veer NE and inland across the Florida Panhandle mid Wed afternoon. Conditions will gradually improve Thu through Fri as Michael accelerates off to the NE. A cold front will spill into the NW Gulf behind the exiting Michael late Wed through Thu and reach from the Florida Panhandle to SW Gulf Sat evening. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 13 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE to E winds 80 to 95 kt. Seas 11 to 30 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 80 to 90 kt. Seas 10 to 30 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W to NW winds 55 to 65 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 19 ft, subsiding to 5 to 13 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS ALSO POSSIBLE. NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 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. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.