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FZNT25 KNHC 050903
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
503 AM EDT Thu Oct 5 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...Strong NE winds over the Gulf except in the SW portion
will diminish through the end of the week as an inverted trough
moves from the Straits of Florida and Florida Peninsula to the
W-NW, exiting the area early Sat. Tropical Depression Sixteen
currently in the SW Caribbean near 13.3N 83.3W is forecast to
approach the NE Yucatan Peninsula and Yucatan Channel Fri
afternoon as a tropical storm, emerging in the SE or S central 
Gulf near 21.8N 87.4W late Fri night, then continuing to the NNW 
or N through the central Gulf reaching 27.8N 89.5W late Sat night
while strengthening to a hurricane, moving inland over the N 
central or NE Gulf coast Sun and Sun night. More tranquil marine 
conditions are expected early next week in the wake of the system.

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT
NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds
15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. 
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Strong high pres N of the area will continue to 
support fresh to strong NE to E flow W of 70W today, with 
frequent gusts to gale force across the Bahama channel through
the early morning. Winds will diminish across the basin
thereafter as the pressure gradient significantly relaxes, with
much more  tranquil marine conditions this weekend into early
next week.

...GALE WARNING S of 27N...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Frequent gusts to gale force S
of 27N through early morning. Seas 3 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 
11 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 10 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 8 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or
less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.