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FZNT25 KNHC 010931
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
531 AM EDT Fri Oct 1 2021

...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...A weak ridge of high pressure will persist north of
the Gulf through Fri night, supporting tranquil conditions.
Stronger higher pressure will build across the region by Sun,
allowing winds and seas to increase over the SE Gulf over the
weekend. A weak cold front should move across the Gulf on Mon
and Tue, but with little enhancement of the winds and seas.  

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Sam near 26.6N 61.7W 934 mb at 5 AM EDT 
moving NNW at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds 130 kt gusts
160 kt. Sam will move to 28.8N 62.0W this afternoon, 31.7N 61.2W
Sat  morning, 34.2N 59.7W Sat afternoon, 36.0N 57.8W Sun
morning, 37.7N 55.0W Sun afternoon, and 40.1N 51.4W Mon morning.
Although fluctuations in intensity are still possible today,
weakening is forecast during the next couple of days. However,
Sam is expected to remain a  major hurricane through at least
Saturday night. Large swell from Sam will impact the area
northeast of the Bahamas starting Fri and continuing through the 
weekend. Meanwhile, a weak pressure pattern will maintain 
quiescent conditions until tonight. A weak cold front will move 
from the Carolinas to the central Bahamas by Fri and dissipate by 
Sat. Stronger high pressure will build in to the area, which will 
bring moderate to occasionally fresh winds through Tue. 

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 9 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E
10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of
27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
5 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.