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FZNT25 KNHC 211457
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1050 AM EDT Thu Sep 21 2017

...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 trough over the E-Central Gulf will move W today
and lose identity tonight. A thermal trough will develop each
evening over the NW Yucatan Peninsula, move W-NW across the SW
Gulf overnight And dissipate over the SW Gulf waters by late
each morning. A surface high will meander over the N-Central
coastal plains today, then shift N of the area early Fri.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Maria is centered at 20.2N 69.1W 960 mb at
11 AM EDT moving NW or 310 degrees at 8 kt. Maximum sustained 
winds are 100 kt with gusts to 120 kt. Maria is forecast to 
intensify to 105 kt gusts 130 kt near 21.0N 69.9W at 8 PM EDT 
this evening, near 22.2N 70.7W at 8 AM EDT FRI, weaken to 100 kt 
gusts to 120 kt near 23.6N 71.4W at 8 PM EDT Fri, weaken to 95 
kt gusts to 115 kt near 25.1N 71.9W at 8 AM EFT Sat, near 28.2N 
72.3W at 8 AM EDT Sun, then pass through 30.5N 71.5W at 8 AM EDT 
Mon. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to
E swell. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 15 to 20 kt. 
Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. 
.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.