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FZNT25 KNHC 170928
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
528 AM EDT Sun Sep 17 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 cold front is expected to move off New
Orleans and Mississippi into the N-central and NE Gulf today
followed by N to NW moderate winds and isolated to scattered
showers. The front is forecast to move E of the area tonight,
with a reinforcing front Mon. A weak surface ridge will develop
afterward, supporting gentle to moderate NE to E winds through
Wed, freshening in the NE Gulf Thu. Otherwise, winds will pulse
to moderate to fresh W-NW of the Yucatan Peninsula this evening.

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Nigel is near 23.0N 48.6W at 5 AM
EDT, and is moving north-northwest at 12 kt. Maximum sustained 
winds are 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the minimum central 
pressure is 1001 mb. Nigel will move to 24.5N 49.7W this 
afternoon, strengthen to a hurricane near 26.0N 51.0W Mon morning,
27.5N 52.5W Mon afternoon, 28.8N 54.0W Tue morning, 30.5N 55.4W 
Tue afternoon, and 32.7N 55.8W Wed morning. Nigel will change 
little in intensity as it moves near 38.0N 52.0W early Thu. Weak 
surface ridging will prevail across the region through this 
evening. A weak cold front is expected to move off the SE U.S. 
coast tonight into early Mon with new high pres building down 
behind it. The front may stall and linger along 27N/28N through 
mid-week. 

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N.
Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms. 
.TUE...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. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.