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FZNT25 KNHC 170923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
523 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 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...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE SE U.S. THIS
WEEKEND WILL STRENGTHEN NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF WITH
STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND HIGH SEAS PREVAILING MON AND TUE
DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY WED. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE
EXPECTED SAT THROUGH TUE ALONG THE COAST NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N66W SW TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS NEAR 25N76W WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE
BY SUNDAY MORNING. A STRONG HIGH CENTERED IN IOWA AND BUILDING S
ACROSS THE GULF WILL DRIFT ESE TODAY PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO
THE NW BASIN LATE TODAY THROUGH MON MORNING...RESULTING IN A
TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE BASIN. A LONG FETCH OF NE
TO ENE WINDS WILL ENTER THE AREA NW OF FRONT AND INTO FLORIDA
COASTLINE...THROUGH THE STRAITS AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE GREAT
BAHAMA BANK. GOOD POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF 30 KT WINDS WITH GALE
WARNING FORCE GUSTS BETWEEN 72W AND FLORIDA MON MORNING WITH MAX
SEAS BUILDING TO 10-13 FT. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TUE
NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT.

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...
AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.