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FZNT25 KNHC 010918
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 AM EDT THU OCT 1 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 COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WILL REACH
FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...AND
WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT
BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. 

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...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 TO NW 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 23.4N 73.7W AT 0900 UTC IS
MOVING WSW OR 240 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT. JOAQUIN WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
AS IT REACHES NEAR 23.1N 74.2W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 23.4N 74.8W
LATE TONIGHT... THEN NEAR 25.0N 74.8W FRI AFTERNOON. JOAQUIN
WILL THEN START TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 26.8N 74.1W LATE
FRI NIGHT AND THEN N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.5N 74.0W SAT NIGHT.
LARGE SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE FROM THE STORM AND AFFECT MUCH OF
THE AREA THROUGH SAT. CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE SUN INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER N OF THE AREA.  

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 14 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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 21 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND N 35 TO 40 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 22 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 27N...AND W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N...AND 6 TO 22 FT N OF 27N. 
.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 16 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.