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FZNT25 KNHC 030935
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
535 AM EDT MON OCT 3 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 DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTH
FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N88W. A FRONTAL TROUGH CONTINUES FROM THIS
POINT TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF
REGION DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED THROUGH
FRI AS HURRICANE MATTHEW MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. A NEW COLD FRONT MAY
PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY THE END OF THE WEEK. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 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 6 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 15.2N 74.9W 943 MB AT 5 AM
EDT MOVING N AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 140 KT. HURRICANE MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN WATERS BY TUE NIGHT AT 21.4N 74.8W AND MOVING N OR NNW
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON WED AND WED NIGHT. 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.

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.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. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...N WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...
INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.