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FZNT25 KNHC 312118
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
518 PM EDT Sat Aug 31 2019

...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...Low pressure in the Yucatan Channel will move west
across the western Gulf through mid week. In the Atlantic,
Hurricane Dorian is near 26.2N 74.4W moving W at 7 kt with
maximum sustained winds 130 kt gusts 160 kt. Dorian will move
through the northern Bahamas through early Mon before turning
more northwest and moving parallel to the east coasts of Florida
and Georgia coast through mid week. With this forecast track,
tropical storm force winds will be possible in the Big Bend area
of Florida in the far NE Gulf Tue and Tue night.  

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW to N winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W to NW winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Dorian near 26.2N 74.4W 945 mb at 5 
PM EDT moving W at 7 kt. Maximum sustained winds 130 kt gusts 160 
kt. Dorian will move to 26.4N 75.7W tonight, 26.6N 77.0W Sun 
afternoon, western Abaco in the NW Bahamas near 26.8N 78.0W Sun 
night. Dorian will continue to move slowly west through the 
northwest Bahamas as an extremely dangerous hurricane reaching 
27.2N 78.5W Mon afternoon, before turning NW to 28.3N 79.1W Tue 
afternoon off the east coast of central Florida. Dorian will begin
slowly weakening as it continues to move NNW paralleling the east
coast of Florida toward the Georgia coast through mid week. 

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15
kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. N of 27N, NE winds
30 to 35 kt, increasing to 70 to 80 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 
16 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, W to NW winds
20 to 25 kt, increasing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. N of
27N, NE winds 90 to 110 kt. Seas 8 to 19 ft in NE to E swell, 
building to 3 to 20 ft in NE swell in the afternoon. Scattered 
showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, W to NW
winds 60 to 65 kt, becoming W 85 to 105 kt after midnight. N of
27N, NE to E winds 85 to 105 kt. Seas 3 to 20 ft in N to NE
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W winds 85 to 105 kt S of
27N, and E 90 to 100 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 22 ft in NE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N,SW to W
winds 70 to 80 kt, diminishing to 50 to 55 kt after midnight. N
of 27N,E to SE winds 90 to 100 kt. Seas 3 to 26 ft in N swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 9 ft.