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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 2015

...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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. 

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 23.3N 74.7W AT 0900 UTC IS
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 115 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 140 KT. JOAQUIN WILL MAINTAIN THE CURRENT
INTENSITY AS THE SYSTEM REACHES NEAR 23.9N 74.8W THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN NEAR 25.4N 74.0W LATE TONIGHT. JOAQUIN WILL THEN START
A WEAKENING TREND AS THE SYSTEM REACHES NEAR 27.4N 72.5W SAT
AFTERNOON AND NEAR 30.0N 70.9W LATE SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING N OF
THE AREA EARLY SUN. LARGE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE FROM THE STORM
AND AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS WILL START
TO IMPROVE SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER
N OF THE AREA.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 16 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT N OF 27N. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 19 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 27N...AND NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N...AND 7 TO 19 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 16 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...W
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 10 FT N OF
27N. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
10 FT N OF 27N.