000 FZNT27 KNHC 100304 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1104 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 27.1N 86.5W 947 mb at 11 PM EDT moving N at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 110 kt with gusts to 135 kt. Michael is expected to intensify further, make landfall along the coast of the central panhandle of Florida late Wednesday afternoon, then move inland Wed night. Conditions will gradually improve Thu through Fri as Michael accelerates to the NE. A cold front will spill into the NW Gulf behind the exiting Michael Wed night and Thu and reach from the Florida Panhandle to SW Gulf Sat evening. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 13 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE 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 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... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE winds 80 to 90 kt. Seas 13 to 30 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 75 to 90 kt. Seas 10 to 30 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W to NW winds 55 to 60 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 19 ft, subsiding to 5 to 13 ft late. Scattered thunderstorms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS ALSO POSSIBLE. NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .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.