822 FZNT27 KNHC 030308 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1108 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Four is near 21.4N 79.7W at 11 PM EDT, and is moving west-northwest at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1010 mb. Tropical Depression Four will move inland to 22.6N 81.4W Sat morning, strengthen to a tropical storm near 24.6N 83.3W Sat evening with maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt, then gradually strengthen as it moves to near 26.6N 84.1W Sun morning, to near 28.4N 84.0W Sun evening with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt and inland to near 29.9N 83.4W Mon morning. It will continue inland to near 30.8N 82.5W Mon evening and to well northeast of the region through midweek. Otherwise, a weak ridge will remain in place over the N Gulf waters into Sat morning allowing for gentle to moderate winds for most of the Gulf of Mexico. Fresh NE winds are expected near and to the northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula tonight due to local effects. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 87W... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, except E of 87W becoming becoming NE 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft Numerous squalls and thunderstorms E of 87W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms W of 87W. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N of 27N E of 87W, NW winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms E of 87W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms W of 87W. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E of 87W, NW to N winds 40 to 45 kt, becoming SW to W 50 to 55 kt late. Seas 11 to 19 ft. W of 87W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in S swell. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon.