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FZNT25 KNHC 030923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
523 AM EDT THU OCT 3 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...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT N
TODAY AHEAD OF LOW PRES CENTER LIFTING N OFF NE COAST OF YUCATAN
PENINSULA. LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE N TO N-NW THROUGH SAT AND BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GALES ACROSS EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. THERE IS A VERY
GOOD CHANCE THIS SYSTEM WILL BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS LOW EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 31N87.5W BY
SAT EVENING THEN TURN NE AND MOVE INLAND SAT NIGHT. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER E PORTIONS OF
THE GULF ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND
SQUALLS. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO 25N72W...W OF A
RIDGE CENTERED NEAR 28N64W. THE TROUGH WILL BECOME DIFFUSE
TODAY...ALLOWING THE RIDGE TO BUILD W THROUGH THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS. THIS WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE E TO SE BREEZES N OF 22N
THROUGH MON WITH MODERATE NE TRADES S OF 22N.

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.