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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 BROWNSVILLE 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. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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 14.0N 74.6W 947 MB AT 11 AM
EDT MOVING W AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS
145 KT. HURRICANE MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE SOUTHERN
WATERS N OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON TUE...REACHING NEAR 23.2N
75.0W BY EARLY WED...AND MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH MID WEEK. THE
LARGE CIRCULATION OF MATTHEW WILL LIKELY COVER MUCH OF THE
FORECAST WATERS BY WED AND THU.

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.