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FZNT25 KNHC 010316
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1116 PM EDT WED SEP 30 2015

...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 TROUGH OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM SW
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AFTER FRI NIGHT. 

.OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 23.8N 73.1W AT 0300 UTC IS
MOVING SW OR 220 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 100 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT. JOAQUIN WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT
REACHES NEAR 23.5N 73.8W THU MORNING...NEAR 23.6N 74.5W THU
EVENING...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD TO NEAR 24.7N 74.8W FRI
MORNING...TO NEAR 26.6N 74.7W FRI EVENING AND TO NEAR 31.6N
74.7W SAT EVENING. LARGE NE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS N
PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND SPREAD SW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N
OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
11 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW TO N WINDS 25 TO
30 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF
27N...AND 5 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S
OF 27N...AND N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF
27N...AND 5 TO 17 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 25 TO
30 KT S OF 27N...AND N 40 TO 45 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N...AND 6 TO 17 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 25 TO
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 13 FT N OF
27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SW
TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.