000 FZNT27 KNHC 061522 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1122 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Milton is near 22.4N 94.4W at 11 AM EDT, and is moving east-southeast at 5 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 55 kt with gusts to 65 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 991 mb. Milton will strengthen to a hurricane near 22.2N 93.7W this evening with maximum sustained winds 65 kt gusts 80 kt, move to near 22.2N 92.0W Mon morning, then to near 22.5N 90.0W Mon evening with maximum sustained winds 100 kt gusts 120 kt, to near 23.5N 88.0W Tue morning with maximum winds 110 kt gusts 135 kt, to near 24.7N 86.0W Tue evening, then begin to weaken as it reaches near 26.5N 84.0W Wed morning with maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts 130 kt. Milton is forecast to approach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula by midweek. Meanwhile a frontal trough or front will linger across the northern Gulf ahead of Milton with fresh to strong winds and building seas, mainly north of 26N. Conditions may improve across the basin by the end of next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell.