000 FZNT27 KNHC 082123 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 523 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Milton is near 22.7N 87.5W at 5 PM EDT, and is moving east-northeast at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 145 kt with gusts to 175 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 918 mb. Milton will move to 23.8N 86.4W Wed morning, 25.6N 84.7W Wed afternoon, 27.2N 82.8W Thu morning, inland to 28.1N 80.7W Thu afternoon, 28.6N 77.9W Fri morning, and weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 29.0N 75.0W Fri afternoon. Milton will change little in intensity as it moves to near 30.6N 68.5W Sat afternoon. Conditions should improve across the basin by the end of the week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft, subsiding to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less.