000 FZNT25 KNHC 240915 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 515 AM EDT Sun Sep 24 2017 ...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...A thermal trough will develop each evening over the NW Yucatan Peninsula, move WNW across the SW Gulf overnight and dissipate over the SW Gulf waters by late each morning. High pressure will remain over the northern waters through Thursday. .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Maria centered near 27.9N 72.7W 948 mb at 5 AM EDT is moving N or 355 degrees at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 95 kt with gusts to 150 kt. Maria is forecast to maintain intensity as it reaches near 28.9N 72.8W early this afternoon, to near 30.1N 73.0W late tonight, and weaken a little as it reaches near 31.2N 73.1W by early Monday afternoon. Maria will continue to weaken as it reaches near 32.1N 73.2W late Monday night, with maximum sustained winds 85 kt gusts to 105 kt and continue to further weaken as it reaches N of the area near 34.0N 73.5W late Tuesday night with maximum sustained winds 75 kt gusts to 90 kt. A trough will extend SW from the N-central waters to the Central Bahamas in the wake of Maria through Wednesday night, and become diffuse on Thursday as central Atlantic high pressure builds westward across the eastern portion of the area. .TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms N of 27N. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...W to NW winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.