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FZNT25 KNHC 250842
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
442 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 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...Weak high pressure will dominate the basin through
the upcoming weekend, providing gentle to moderate winds.
Looking ahead, a broad area of low pres over the NW Caribbean
Sea is forecast to move generally northward over the NW
Caribbean Sea and eastern Gulf of Mexico, and a tropical
depression is likely to form late this weekend or early next
week. 

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin is near 22.7N 68.0W at
5 AM EDT, and is moving east-northeast at 5 kt. Maximum sustained
winds are 50 kt with gusts to 60 kt, and the minimum central 
pressure is 1000 mb. Franklin will move to 22.8N 67.4W this 
afternoon, 23.3N 66.9W Sat morning, 24.1N 67.0W Sat afternoon, 
strengthen to a hurricane near 25.3N 67.6W Sun morning, 26.9N 
68.3W Sun afternoon, and 28.6N 68.8W Mon morning. Franklin will 
change little in intensity as it moves N of the area to 33.0N 
68.3W early Tue. A stationary front extends from 31N70W to 1010 
mb low pres near 27.5N74.5W then continues as a dissipating cold 
front to near West Palm Beach, Florida. Moderate to fresh NE 
winds and seas to 8 ft will continue NW of the front through 
early today. Winds may increase offshore Florida by Tue night due
to a low pres system possibly moving through the eastern Gulf of 
Mexico.

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.
Slight chance of tstms. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N.
Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
5 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft.