101 FZNT27 KNHC 180014 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 814 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Newly formed Tropical Depression Twenty-Two near 21.9N 94.3W 1005 mb at 7 PM EDT moving NE at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Tropical Depression Twenty-Two will move to near 22.7N 94.0W late tonight, then strengthen to a tropical storm near 23.8N 93.5W Fri afternoon with maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt, move to near 24.8N 93.0W late Fri night, to near 25.4N 92.9W Sat with maximum sustained 55 kt gusts 65 kt, to near 25.8N 93.1W late Sat night with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt and maintain intensity as it nears 26.1N 93.8W Sun afternoon. Tropical Storm Twenty-Two will begin to weaken as it reaches near 26.1N 95.1W Mon afternoon and to near 25.6N 96.1W Tue afternoon. A weak front will move into the northern Gulf on Fri and reach the eastern Gulf by the weekend and become stationary. A tightening gradient is expected to lead to fresh to strong northeast to east winds and building seas over most of the central and western Gulf into early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 92W. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 93W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 93W. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 88W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. E of 88W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms W of 91W. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt W of 88W. Seas 7 to 10 ft. E of 88W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt W of 88W. Seas 7 to 10 ft. E of 88W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.