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FZNT25 KNHC 231439
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1039 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 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...Moderate to fresh easterly winds will persist over
the eastern Gulf through Sat. Low pressure may track
northeastward from western Cuba across the extreme SE Gulf and
Florida Straits Sun. This low has a medium chance of tropical
formation. Regardless of development, heavy rain is possible
over western Cuba and South Florida into early next week. A weak
cold front will move into the NW Gulf Sat morning, weaken
further into a surface trough from the northern Florida into the
SW Gulf Sat night, then stall from South Florida to just north
of the Yucatan by Sun night. Gentle to moderate return flow will
establish across the basin on Mon.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Epsilon is well north of the area to the
northeast of Bermuda and is expected to continue northward and
become  extratropical east of Newfoundland Sun. Long- period
northeast swell will continue to impact the waters north and 
northeast of the Bahamas through Sat. Low pressure moving 
northeast from Central Cuba has a medium chance of tropical 
formation early next week over waters near South Florida and the 
northern and central Bahamas. Regardless of development, heavy 
rain and gusty winds are possible across South Florida and the 
Bahamas this weekend through early next week. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Slight chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE
10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.