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FZNT25 KNHC 280859
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
459 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 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...Tropical Storm Idalia is near 20.1N 85.2W at 5 AM
EDT, and is moving north at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds are
55 kt with gusts to 65 kt, and the minimum central pressure is
989 mb. Idalia will strengthen to a hurricane near 21.1N 85.1W
this afternoon, move to 22.6N 85.1W Tue morning, 24.8N 84.8W Tue
afternoon, 27.7N 84.0W Wed morning, inland to 30.7N 82.1W Wed
afternoon, and weaken to a tropical storm near 32.8N 79.0W Thu
morning. Idalia will change little in intensity as it moves to
34.5N 72.0W early Fri. High pressure and improving conditions
will arrive in the wake of Idalia late in the week.  

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 20 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 30 to
35 kt, increasing to 50 to 55 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building
to 7 to 10 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 60 to 80 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S to SW winds 75 to
90 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 75 to 85 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt,  shifting to E to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Franklin is near 27.2N 70.8W at 5 AM EDT,
and is moving north-northwest at 7 kt. Maximum sustained winds 
are 100 kt with gusts to 120 kt, and the minimum central pressure 
is 956 mb. Franklin will move to 28.3N 71.1W this afternoon, 29.8N
71.0W Tue morning, N of the area to 31.6N 70.2W Tue afternoon, 
33.2N 68.6W Wed morning, then continuing northward away from the
area. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Idalia is in the Caribbean Sea near
20.1N 85.2W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving north at 6 kt. Maximum 
sustained winds are 55 kt with gusts to 65 kt, and the minimum 
central pressure is 989 mb. Idalia will strengthen to a hurricane 
near 21.1N 85.1W this afternoon, move to 22.6N 85.1W Tue morning, 
24.8N 84.8W Tue afternoon, 27.7N 84.0W Wed morning, inland to 
30.7N 82.1W Wed afternoon, and weaken to a tropical storm near 
32.8N 79.0W Thu morning. Idalia will change little in intensity as
it moves to 34.5N 72.0W early Fri. Expect producing increasing 
winds and seas offshore of central and northern Florida with the 
passage of Idalia.

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. Chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, SE winds 5 to
10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 6 to
8 ft N of 27N. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SW 5 to 10 kt N of 27N.
Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 15 to
20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S to SW winds 15 to
20 kt S of 27N, and S 30 to 40 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N.
Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W
15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N
of 27N. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N.
Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.