000 FZNT25 KNHC 052146 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 546 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...Recently upgraded Tropical Storm Milton is near 22.7N 95.5W at 5 PM EDT, or about 210 nm N of Veracruz, Mexico and is moving north-northeast at 3 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1006 mb. Milton will move to near 22.9N 95.0W late tonight, to near 23.0N 94.1W Sun afternoon with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt, and strengthen to a hurricane near 23.0N 92.8W late Sun night with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Milton is forecast to reach near 23.1N 91.2W Mon afternoon with maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt, and continue to strengthen as it reaches near 23.8N 89.3W late Mon night, to near 24.8N 87.2W Tue afternoon with maximum sustained winds 100 kt gusts 120 kt and change little in intensity as it moves to near 27.7N 83.0W by Wed afternoon, and track across central Florida into Wed night. Increasing winds and seas are expected over most of the northern and western Gulf sections beginning Sun. Conditions should improve across the basin once Milton departs the basin. Swells generated by Milton are expected to affect most of the Gulf by early next week. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Kirk NE of the region will continue to track N and well away from the offshore waters through Sun. Very large swells generated by Kirk will mix with swell present over the water ENE of the Bahamas producing rough and hazardous seas over the waters E of 75W into early next week. Looking ahead, winds and seas may increase off Florida and near the Bahamas mid- week associated with a front moving into the region and recently upgraded Tropical Storm Milton currently over the SW Gulf of Mexico. Milton is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Sun night, move across the south-central Gulf of Mexico on Mon through Tue, approach the west coast of Florida on Wed and track across central Florida to just E of central Florida late Wed night and to E of northern Florida near 30N77W by Thu afternoon. Farther E, swells associated with tropical cyclone Leslie are forecast to remain E of the area. They may impact the waters E of 60W by mid- week. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N to NE swell.