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FZNT25 KNHC 260338
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1138 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020

...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 Laura centered near 25.2N 89.5W 978 mb at
11 PM EDT is moving WNW at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds 80 kt
gusts 100 kt. Laura will continue to strengthen as it reaches to
near 26.5N 91.4W this Wed morning with maximum sustained winds
95 kt gusts 115 kt, and continue over the NW Gulf while
intensify into a major hurricane near 28.7N 93.1W Wed evening
with maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts 130 kt, then move
inland to near 31.2N 93.8W Thu morning and begin to weaken with
maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Laura will move
further inland and weaken to a tropical storm near near 33.7N
93.6W Thu evening and to a tropical depression well inland near
36.0N 92.3W Fri morning and to near 37.2N 89.5W Fri evening
before becoming extra- tropical. Expect long-period swell from
Laura to impact most of the basin through Thu. Atlantic high
pressure will build westward over the eastern Gulf in the wake
of Laura.  

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 20 to 
25 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers 
and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers 
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 ft or
less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure just north of the area will gradually 
shift southward through the rest of this week and into Sat. A
cold front will reach the southeastern coast of the U.S. late
Sat, and reach to just north of the area Sun. Fresh southwest 
winds will precede the front.

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 27N. Isolated showers and 
thunderstorms N of 27N.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 to 3 ft. N of 27N, 
seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 
27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms N of 27N.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE 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
thunderstorms S of 27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms N of
27N.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
4 ft N of 27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
4 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.