040 
FZNT25 KNHC 182056
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
456 PM EDT Mon Sep 18 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 extends from Ft Myers, FL to
26N85W. The front will become stationary this evening and
dissipate Tue. Winds will be moderate or weaker with slight seas
through Thu. Winds may freshen in the NE Gulf by the end of the 
week due to building high pressure north of the area with seas 
also building. 

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. Scattered tstms. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Nigel is near 28.0N 52.2W at 5 PM EDT, and
is moving northwest at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 70 kt 
with gusts to 85 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 982 mb. 
Nigel will move to near 31N 54.5W Tue afternoon, 36N 53.5W Wed 
afternoon, then begin to slowly weaken as it moves to near 42N44W 
Thu afternoon. A cold front extending from 31N75W to Stuart, FL 
will reach from near 31N72W to near West Palm Beach, Florida Tue, 
then stall over the northern forecast waters through Thu. The 
boundary should begin moving N Fri as low pres develops along it, 
to the east of northern Florida. Winds and seas will likely 
increase in that area by the end of the week as a tight pressure 
gradient develops between the developing low pres off the 
Carolinas and high pressure inland over the U.S.

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 5 to 10 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE
swell.