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FZNT27 KNHC 280225
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1025 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...THE LARGE AND EXPANDING WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE SANDY EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF WATERS E OF 87W WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 24N88W TO 23N94W
TO 18N95W WILL REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF
CAMPECHE SUN...THEN WILL DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
THROUGH THE YUCATAN AND BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. GALE FORCE WINDS IN
THE FAR SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING
CRITERIA LATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON...DIMINISHING TUE THROUGH
THU AS HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE NW. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.