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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1121 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 STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF HAS
DISSIPATED LEAVING A PAIR OF TROUGHS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. A
RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. INTO THE NW GULF
THROUGH MID WEEK. WINDS AND SEAS WILL 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. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N TO 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 15.8N 74.9W 942 MB AT 11 AM
EDT MOVING N AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 145 KT. HURRICANE MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY TUE MORNING AT 22.6N 74.9W AND MOVING N OR
NNW ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON WED AND WED NIGHT. MATTHEW
WILL CONTINUE N ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AS A HURRICANE
THROUGH MID WEEK CROSSING N OF 30N BY LATE FRI. MUCH MORE
TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA BY THE
END OF THE WEEK AS MATTHEW EXITS THE AREA.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT.
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 40 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.