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FZNT25 KNHC 020943
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
543 AM EDT SUN OCT 2 2016

...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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT
INTO MON WHILE LIFTING NORTHWARD. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF
REGION DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. HURRICANE
MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND OFF THE EAST
COAST OF FLORIDA. WINDS MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY AROUND THE OUTER
PERIPHERY IN THE EASTERN GULF BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT LATE. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 13.9N 74.1W 940 MB AT 5 AM
EDT MOVING NW AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS
160 KT. HURRICANE MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE SOUTHERN
WATERS N OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON TUE...REACHING NEAR 22.6N
74.8W BY TUE NIGHT...AND MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH MID WEEK. THE
LARGE CIRCULATION OF MATTHEW WILL LIKELY COVER MUCH OF THE
FORECAST WATERS BY WED AND THU. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT
LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.