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FZNT25 KNHC 091538
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1138 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 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 25.0N 86.2W 965 mb at 11 AM
EDT moving N at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 95 kt gusts
115 kt. Michael expected to continue to gradually intensify and
move to near 26.7N 86.5W this evening, reach near 28.8N 86.3W
Wed morning, and then veer NE and inland across the Florida
Panhandle late Wed afternoon, reaching near 0.8N 85.1W Wed
evening. Winds to 25 kt and seas to 12 ft have already begun to
reach the NE Gulf coastal waters this morning. Conditions will
gradually improve Thu through Fri as Michael accelerates off to
the NE. A cold front will spill into the NW Gulf behind the
exiting Michael late Wed through Thu and reach from the Florida
Panhandle to SW Gulf Sat evening. 

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft.
Bands of scattered showers and thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt
late. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. 
.WED...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to SW 15 to
20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. 
.THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to
2 ft or less. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Michael near 25.1N 86.2W 968 mb at 11 AM 
EDT moving N at 10 kt across the southeast Gulf of Mexico.
Maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt. Michael will move
inland and  weaken to a tropical storm along the Floridan
Panhandle early Wed evening, and veer NE and move inland and
parallel to the SE U.S.  coast Thu and Fri. Otherwise, a trough
will continue to move NW  across the Bahamas today, and inland
across NE Florida early tonight. Fresh to strong SE winds and
high seas will accompany the trough through this evening then
slowly improve across NW portions through Wed.

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE
20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S
15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N
of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N.