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FZNT27 KNHC 101508
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1108 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Michael near 29.4N 86.0W 928 mb at
11 AM EDT moving NNE at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds are
125 kt with gusts to 150 kt. Michael is expected to make
landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along the central panhandle
of Florida this afternoon, then accelerate off to the NE
tonight. Conditions will gradually improve in the NE Gulf Thu
through Fri as Michael moves quickly towards the Cape Hatteras
and Tidewater areas. A cold front will push into the NW Gulf
behind the exiting Michael tonight and Thu and reach from the
Florida Panhandle to west- central Gulf by early Sat.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft in 
E to SE swell. Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. W to NW winds 105 to
125 kt. Seas 11 to 28 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms east
of 89W. VSBY 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W to NW winds 45 to 50 kt, diminishing to
25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 17 ft in N to NE swell,
becoming 6 to 11 ft after midnight. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.