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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1157 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 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 EXTENDING FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE JOAQUIN NEAR 23.5N 74.8W AT 1500 UTC IS
MOVING N OR 00 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 115 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 140 KT. JOAQUIN WILL MAINTAIN THE CURRENT
INTENSITY AS THE SYSTEM REACHES NEAR 24.4N 74.4W THIS EVENING
AND THEN NEAR 26.1N 73.0W SATURDAY MORNING. JOAQUIN WILL THEN
START A WEAKENING TREND AS THE SYSTEM REACHES NEAR 28.2N 71.2W
SATURDAY EVENING AND NEAR 30.6N 69.6W SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVING
N OF THE AREA. LARGE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE FROM THE STORM AND
AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS WILL START TO
IMPROVE SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER N
OF THE AREA.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 16 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...NW
WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 20 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 20 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 25 TO
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 16 FT N OF
27N. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...
BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N...AND 4 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 11 FT N OF
27N. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.