000 FZNT27 KNHC 232128 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 528 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is located near 18.1N 82.2W at 2100 UTC, moving N-NW at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Minimum central pressure is 1003 mb. Nine is expected to move slowly NW tonight and gradually become better organized, reaching near 19N 83W tonight as a Tropical Storm, continue to steadily intensify and reach near 19.9N 84.2W Tue afternoon, near 23N 86W as a hurricane Wed afternoon, near 28.9N 84.5W Thu afternoon as a major hurricane, and then inland Thu night. Nine is expected to become a large and powerful hurricane. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will shift into the SE Gulf Tue through Wed as Nine moves northward into the eastern Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 35 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.