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FZNT25 KNHC 032118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 PM 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.  

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

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE JOAQUIN LOCATED NEAR 27.0N 70.5W 934 MB AT
21 00 EDT MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE 130 KT WITH GUSTS TO 160 KT. JOAQUIN WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
AS IT ACCELERATES NE REACHING NEAR 29.0N 68.7W TONIGHT AND NEAR
31.5N 67.0W EARLY SUN AFTERNOON WITH THE CENTER MOVING N OF
AREA. 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.

.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...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
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...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 10 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 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...S OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO
SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.