203 FZNT27 KNHC 231525 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1125 AM EDT Fri Sep 23 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Nine is near 14.2N 70.1W 1006 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WNW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Nine will strengthen to a tropical storm near 14.5N 71.7W this evening, move to 14.7N 74.1W Sat morning, 15.1N 76.3W Sat evening, 16.1N 78.3W Sun morning, 17.8N 79.9W Sun evening, and strengthen to a hurricane near 19.8N 81.4W by Mon morning. Nine will change little in intensity as it moves near 23.5N 82.8W early Tue. Conditions will likely begin to deteriorate across the southeastern Gulf of Mexico by early next week. Expect gentle to moderate winds across the Gulf through the weekend as a weak cold front slowly drifts southward over the next few days and dissipates by the end of the weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.