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FZNT25 KNHC 082042
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
442 PM EDT Mon Oct 8 2018

...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...Hurricane Michael near 22.2N 85.2W 978 mb at 5 PM
EDT moving N at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt.
Michael will move to 23.7N 85.7W Tue morning, 25.7N 86.4W Tue
afternoon, 27.9N 86.6W Wed morning, inland to 30.2N 85.8W Wed
afternoon, and move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near
34.5N 80.5W Thu afternoon. Michael will become extratropical as
it moves to 39.8N 68.8W Fri afternoon, and continue to 46.2N
50.0W Sat afternoon. Conditions should improve by the end of the
week as Michael speeds off to the N and NE of the area,
potentially dragging a cold front or frontal trough down S of
31N in its wake. 

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. E to SE winds 65 to 85 kt. Seas
7 to 15 ft, building to 8 to 22 ft late. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 80 to 95 kt. Seas
12 to 29 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
VSBY 1 NM or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE to S winds 85 to
95 kt, becoming S 50 to 55 kt late. Seas 12 to 29 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 40 to 45 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to
35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 21 ft, subsiding to 7 to 15 ft
in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S to SW winds
25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 11 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Michael near 22.2N 85.2W 978 mb at 5 PM
EDT moving N at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt.
Michael will move to 23.7N 85.7W Tue morning, 25.7N 86.4W Tue 
afternoon, 27.9N 86.6W Wed morning, inland to 30.2N 85.8W Wed 
afternoon, and move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 
34.5N 80.5W Thu afternoon. Michael will become extratropical as 
it moves to the 39.8N 68.8W Fri afternoon, and continue to the 
46.2N 50.0W Sat afternoon. Otherwise, a trough will move W-NW 
through the Bahamas through tonight, moving W of the area 
thereafter. The pres gradient between this trough and the ridge 
will support fresh to strong winds and higher seas near the 
trough axis.

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED AND WED NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 9 ft N of 27N. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 10 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 10 ft. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 10 to 15 kt
S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 10 to
15 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 7 ft N of
27N. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, S winds
15 to 20 kt,  shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or
less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.