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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 3 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 SERIES OF WEAK COLD FRONTS WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS
THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON MAINTAINING NORTHERLY FLOW. A RIDGE
WILL DEVELOP FROM THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND TO FLORIDA BAY ON TUE
AND WED. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE JOAQUIN AT 25.8N 72.0W 936 MB AT 1100 EDT 
MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 115 
KT WITH GUSTS TO 140 KT. JOAQUIN WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT 
ACCELERATES NE REACHING NEAR 27.9N 70.2W THIS EVENING...NEAR 
30.7N 68.0W EARLY SUN WITH THE CENTER PASSING N OF THE 31N LATE 
SUN. A LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR 32N78W ON MON AND LIFT NE 
DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS ON MON 
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE 
WED. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 
28N WELL E OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED N 
OF 27N BEHIND FRONT ON TUE NIGHT INTO WED.

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 11 FT N OF
27N. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 10 FT N OF
27N. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.