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FZNT25 KNHC 152038
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
438 PM EDT Fri Sep 15 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 weak ridge across the northern Gulf will dominate
the basin through the weekend, supporting mainly moderate or
weaker winds along with slight seas. Winds will pulse to
moderate to fresh W-NW of the Yucatan Peninsula each evening
through the weekend. A weak cold front may drop into the NE Gulf
early next week with new high pres building in behind it. 

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late.
Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...E winds less than 5 kt,  shifting to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 kt, shifting to E less than 5 kt late.
Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NW to N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Lee will continue to move N away from the
area, while associated large northerly swell gradually decays 
through the weekend. Tropical Depression Fifteen is near 15.4N
44.0W at 5 PM EDT, and is moving northwest at 11 kt. Maximum 
sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, and the minimum 
central pressure is 1007 mb. Fifteen will move to 16.7N 45.0W Sat 
morning, strengthen to a tropical storm near 18.5N 46.6W Sat 
afternoon, 20.4N 48.4W Sun morning, 22.0N 50.1W Sun afternoon, 
strengthen to a hurricane near 23.6N 51.7W Mon morning, and 25.1N 
53.6W Mon afternoon. Fifteen will change little in intensity as it
moves to 28.0N 57.3W Tue afternoon. Otherwise, high pres will 
prevail across the waters through the weekend. A weak cold front 
may move off the SE U.S. coast early next week with new high pres 
building down behind it. 

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of
27N. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.SAT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 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 chance of tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Showers likely and chance of tstms. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.