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FZNT25 KNHC 091539
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1139 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...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. SE winds 55 to 85 kt.
Seas 10 to 28 ft. Bands of scattered showers and thunderstorms. 
VSBY 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE to S winds 80 to
90 kt, becoming S 55 to 65 kt late. Seas 6 to 26 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 25 to
30 kt. Seas 3 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

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 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. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and 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. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds
10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 25 to 30 kt N of 27N.
Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 25 to
30 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 7 ft N of
27N. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 6 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.