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FZNT25 KNHC 252131
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
531 PM 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 centered across the SE U.S. will
dominate the basin through the upcoming weekend, providing
gentle to moderate winds. Developing low pres over the NW
Caribbean is expected to gradually become better organized as it
drifts northward over the NW Caribbean and Yucatan Channel over
the weekend, and into the eastern Gulf of Mexico early next
week. A tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend
or early next week as this system enters a favorable environment
across the eastern Gulf.  

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in S
swell. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin is near 21.9N 67.0W at 5 PM
EDT, moving east-northeast at 5 kt. Maximum sustained winds are
45 kt with gusts to 55 kT. Minimum central pressure is 1003 mb. 
Franklin will move to 22.0N 66.5W Sat morning, 22.8N 66.6W Sat 
afternoon, 23.8N 66.9W Sun morning, 25.4N 67.7W Sun afternoon, 
strengthen to a hurricane near 27.3N 68.5W Mon morning, to near 
29.2N 68.9W Mon afternoon, then move N-NE and exit the area to 
the north on Tue. High pressure will build westward along 25N Tue
and Wed as Franklin exits. Winds may increase offshore Florida 
Tue night through Wed as a low pres system moves N-NE across the 
eastern Gulf of Mexico. 

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE
less than 5 kt after midnight. N of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.