000 FZNT27 KNHC 230936 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 536 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Marco centered near 23.7N 87.0W 994 mb at 5 AM EDT is moving NNW at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt. Marco will intensify to a hurricane near 25.3N 87.6W this afternoon with maximum sustained winds 65 kt gusts to 80 kt, reach to near 27.3N 88.6W late tonight. Marco will maintain intensity as it reaches to near 29.0N 89.7W Mon afternoon and move inland and weaken to a tropical depression near 30.5N 93.1W Tue afternoon and move inland to near 31.0N 95.0W early on Wed and dissipate early on Thu. Tropical Storm Laura currently over Hispaniola will move across western Cuba Mon afternoon, then begin to gradually intensify as it moves over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico near 23.5N 84.2W late Mon night. Laura is forecast to reach near 24.9N 87.0W Tue afternoon with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt, to near 26.4N 89.4W late Tue night with maximum sustained winds 75 kt gusts 90 kt and move inland near 29.9N 92.5W by late Wed night with maximum sustained winds 85 kt gusts 105 kt. Atlantic high pressure will build westward over the eastern Gulf in the wake of Laura. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft W of 94W, and 10 to 15 ft W of 90W, and 11 to 19 ft E of 90W except 20 to 28 ft S of 27N E of 89W Numerous squalls and thunderstorms between 90W and 94W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms W of 94W. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 55 to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 94W, and 10 to 15 ft in E swell E of 94W subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in E swell in the afternoon except 14 to 22 ft N of 27N E of 89W subsiding to 6 to 8 ft late. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms between 90W and 94W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms W of 94W. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming E 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 9 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 55 to 65 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell E of 87W, and 10 to 19 ft W of 87W, and 11 to 19 ft E of 90W except 20 to 28 ft S of 27N between 87W and 89W. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 55 to 65 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 9 ft, becoming 4 to 15 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.