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FZNT25 KNHC 260939
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
539 AM EDT Tue Sep 26 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 thermal trough will develop each evening over the
NW Yucatan Peninsula, move into the SW Gulf overnight where it
will dissipate each morning. Weak high pressure will remain over
the area through Wednesday night. A cold front will move into
the northern and western Gulf waters on Friday, and possibly
stall from northern Florida to far S Texas on Saturday as high
pressure builds southward behind it.  

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Maria is N of area centered near 32.9N
73.1W 970 mb at 5 AM moving N or 360 degrees at 6 kt. Maximum
sustained  winds are 65 kt with gusts to 80 kt. Maria is
forecast to continue to pull further away from the forecast area
through tonight. Winds and seas associated with Maria will
gradually decrease through through Wednesday night. A trough will
extend SW from the N-central waters to the Central Bahamas in the
wake of Maria through Wednesday night, and become diffuse on 
Thursday. High pressure will build westward across the eastern 
portion of the area. A weak cold front is expected to approach the
SE United States on Friday, then weaken over the far NW waters on
Saturday as strengthening continental high pressure builds 
southward over it. The resulting gradient is expected to increase 
the NE to E winds over the NW waters on Saturday along with 
building seas.

.TODAY...S of 27N, W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE late in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. N of 27N, NW winds 10 
to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and 
isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. N 
of 27N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. 
Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated 
thunderstorms.
.WED...SW winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and W 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft in NW to
N swell N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and W 5 to
10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 9 ft in NE swell
N of 27N.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft in NE swell N of 27N.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell
S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft in NE swell N of 27N.
.FRI...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell S of 
27N, and 5 to 7 ft in NE swell N of 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell
S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft in NE swell N of 27N.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft in NE swell N of 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. N of
27N, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell.