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FZNT25 KNHC 010923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
523 AM EDT TUE OCT 1 2013

...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...WEAK RIDGING FROM THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
EXTENDING SW INTO N GULF WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
WED. BROAD TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE CARIB ALONG 82W WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO LATE WED INTO THU. INCREASING SE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
ACCOMPANY E SIDE OF THE TROUGH...WITH POTENTIAL FOR LOW PRES TO
FORM ALONG OR EAST OF TROUGH AND SHIFT NW INTO CENTRAL GULF THU.

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH WAS CENTERED NEAR 26N60W THIS MORNING
PRODUCING A WEAK E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA WATERS. THIS WEAK
RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH SAT. MODEST WIND SURGE AND
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO SHIFT NW ACROSS CUBA AND ADJACENT WATERS OF
BAHAMAS TODAY AND THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...
INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.