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FZNT25 KNHC 161455
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1055 AM EDT Sat Sep 16 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 central Gulf will dominate
the basin through early Sun, supporting mainly light to gentle
anticyclonic winds along with slight seas. A weak cold front is
forecast to move off New Orleans and Mississippi into the
N-central and NE Gulf Sun morning followed by N to NW moderate
winds and isolated to scattered showers. The front is forecast
to move E of the area by Sun night, with a reinforcing from Mon.
A weak surface ridge will develop afterward, supporting gentle
to moderate NE to E winds through Wed. Otherwise, winds will
pulse to moderate to fresh W-NW of the Yucatan Peninsula this
evening and Sun evening.  

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

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Fifteen is near 19.7N 46.2W at
11 AM EDT, and is moving north-northwest at 16 kt. Maximum 
sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, and the minimum 
central pressure is 1006 mb. Fifteen will strengthen to a tropical
storm near 21.3N 47.4W this evening, move to 23.2N 49.0W Sun 
morning, 24.7N 50.4W Sun evening, strengthen to a hurricane near 
26.2N 52.2W Mon morning, 27.5N 54.1W Mon evening, and 28.9N 56.0W 
Tue morning. Fifteen will change little in intensity as it moves N
of the area to 32.8N 58.3W early Wed. Otherwise, high pres will 
prevail across the waters through the weekend. A weak cold front 
is forecast to move off the SE U.S. coast early next week with new
high pres building down behind it. The front may stall and linger
along 27N/28N through mid-week.

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E to 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...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...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 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. 
.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 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of
27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 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...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N.