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FZNT25 KNHC 031542
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1142 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...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN GULF QUICKLY GIVES WAY TO
TROPICAL STORM KAREN JUST FORMED N OF YUCATAN PENINSULA AND
HEADING NW. KAREN INTENSIFIES TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND SHIFT
N-NE SAT AND MOVES INLAND NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE
...LIGHT TO GENTLE NE TO E BREEZE THROUGH LATE SAT WHEN COLD
FRONT OFF TEXAS SE COAST BRINGS FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS W OF 94W.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 45 TO 50 KT BECOMING
SE 55 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT
INCREASING TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. NW SWELL LESS THAN
5 FT LATE.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT LATE.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS W THROUGH NORTHERN BAHAMAS
WITH  LIGHT TO GENTLE E BREEZE N OF 22N THROUGH MON AND MODERATE
NE-E TRADES S OF 22N THROUGH MON...EXCEPT POSSIBLY EXTREME NE
CORNER WHICH MAY FEEL STRONG S WINDS ASSOCIATED TO REMNANTS OF
T.S. KAREN WELL INLAND.

.THIS AFTERNOON...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. 
.MON...S OF 27N...WINDS SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. N OF 27N...WINDS S 10
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.