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FZNT25 KNHC 090902
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
502 AM EDT TUE OCT 9 2012

...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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM BIG BEND FLORIDA TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE DISSIPATE TUE. NLY WINDS 20-25 KT N OF FRONT DIMINISH
TO A MODERATE BREEZE TUE. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS GULF
STATES WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH FRI. LOW PRES OFF E COAST
OF FLORIDA TIGHTENS PRES GRADIENT AND INCREASE ELY WINDS TO A
FRESH BREEZE WED THROUGH SAT. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE 
BREEZE AND SEAS 2-4 FT N OF 27N TODAY.  LOW PRES CENTER 1012 MB
AT 26N76W WITH SURFACE TROUGH FROM 29N76W TO 22N74W MOVE NW
ACROSS NW BAHAMAS AND WEAKEN.  HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS ACROSS
EASTERN U.S. TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT OVER NW PORTION OF BASIN
THU THROUGH SAT.  

.TODAY...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
15 KT LATE. N OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.