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FZNT27 KNHC 080843
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
443 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Milton is near 22.3N 88.9W at 5 AM
EDT, and is moving east-northeast at 10 kt. Maximum sustained
winds are 135 kt with gusts to 165 kt, and the minimum central
pressure is 924 mb. Milton will move to 22.9N 87.5W this
afternoon, 24.2N 85.8W Wed morning, 26.0N 84.2W Wed afternoon,
27.6N 82.6W Thu morning, 28.8N 79.9W Thu afternoon, and weaken
as an extratropical cyclone over the Atlantic near 29.7N 76.5W
Fri morning. Milton will change little in intensity as it moves
to 30.4N 69.9W early Sat. Meanwhile, 1004 mb low pressure is
near 26N83W along a stationary front stretching from near Marco
Island, Florida through the low to 25N87W. Fresh to near gale
force winds and building seas are north of the front. The low
and front will slowly shift east-southeastward today. Conditions
should improve across the basin by the end of the week.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE
swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to
25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 30 to
35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds
35 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in E to SE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 35 to
40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 11 to 16 ft in E swell. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E
swell. 
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.