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FZNT25 KNHC 200909
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
509 AM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023

...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 surface ridge over the Gulf waters will support
mostly gentle to moderate winds and slight seas across the basin
through tonight. Looking ahead, an area of disturbed weather
located over the Straits of Florida and the southern Florida
peninsula will move into the Gulf of Mexico later today, where a
broad area of low pressure is expected to form early this week.
Some slow development of this system could occur thereafter as
it moves westward at about 15 to 20 kt, and a tropical
depression could form as it approaches the western Gulf of
Mexico coastline by Tuesday. This system has a low chance of
development in 48 hours and a medium chance in 7 days.  

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Six is near 16.8N 52.9W at 5 AM 
EDT, and is moving west at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds are
30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 
1007 mb. Six will move to 17.0N 54.8W this afternoon, become a 
remnant low and move to 17.3N 56.8W Mon morning, and dissipate Mon
afternoon. Fresh to strong tradewinds will pulse off Hispaniola 
and the Windward Passage each evening into early next week. Fresh 
tradewinds south of 25N will persist through the weekend. 

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...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. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.