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FZNT25 KNHC 022115
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
515 PM 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. A NEW
COLD FRONT MAY PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY THE END OF THE WEEK.  

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...NE TO E 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 14.6N 74.8W 945 MB AT 5 PM
EDT MOVING NW AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 150 KT. HURRICANE MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE
SOUTHERN WATERS NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON TUE AFTERNOON AT
20.1N 74.5W AND MOVING N OR NNW THROUGH MID WEEK. THE LARGE
CIRCULATION OF MATTHEW WILL LIKELY COVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST
WATERS BY WED AND THU...BEGINNING TO EXIT THE AREA TO THE N-NE
FRI.

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...N
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.