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FZNT27 KNHC 200909
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
509 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020

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

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Thirteen near 15.2N 49.8W 1008 mb
at 5 AM EDT moving WNW at 18 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt 
gusts 40 kt. Thirteen will move to 16.4N 52.7W this afternoon and 
strengthen to a tropical storm near 17.5N 56.4W Fri morning. The
tropical storm will then reach near 18.4N 60.2W Fri afternoon, 
19.1N 63.9W Sat morning, 19.8N 67.1W Sat afternoon, and 20.8N 
71.0W Sun morning. Thirteen is forecast to remain a tropical 
storm as it passes near eastern Cuba and the southeastern Bahamas 
early Mon. This system could impact portions of the eastern Gulf
of Mexico early next week. Meanwhile, low pressure over the 
central Caribbean Sea this morning has a high chance of tropical 
formation in the northwest Caribbean within a couple of days. 
Interests in the Yucatan Peninsula should closely monitor the
progress of this low, which could impact the central and western
Gulf of Mexico for the start of next week.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of
tstms. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Tstms likely.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Tstms likely. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.