000 FZNT27 KNHC 280857 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 457 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2023 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Idalia is near 20.1N 85.2W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving north at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 55 kt with gusts to 65 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 989 mb. Idalia will strengthen to a hurricane near 21.1N 85.1W this afternoon, move to 22.6N 85.1W Tue morning, 24.8N 84.8W Tue afternoon, 27.7N 84.0W Wed morning, inland to 30.7N 82.1W Wed afternoon, and weaken to a tropical storm near 32.8N 79.0W Thu morning. Idalia will change little in intensity as it moves to 34.5N 72.0W early Fri. High pressure and improving conditions will arrive in the wake of Idalia late in the week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers and chance of tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Showers and chance of tstms. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Tstms likely. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 35 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and isolated tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 65 to 75 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.