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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
521 PM EDT THU OCT 11 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...TROPICAL STORM PATTY E OF THE BAHAMAS COMBINED WITH
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN U.S. TIGHTENS THE PRES
GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN GULF ZONES WITH INCREASING WINDS FRI
THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES MOVES E ON MON AND TUE AND WINDS
DIMINISH.  

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PATTY NEAR 25.8N 72.5W AT 2100 UTC
1007 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. MOVEMENT
IS STATIONARY. PATTY WILL MOVE TO 25.4N 72.9W EARLY FRI THEN
DISSIPATE TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRI LATE NEAR 24.9N 73.4W
BEFORE DIMINISHING TO A TROUGH SAT THAT WILL DISSIPATE OVER
CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT. TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN PATTY AND
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MON. WINDS INCREASE OVER THE SE PART BY SUN AS LOW PRES
...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVES N THROUGH THE EASTERN 
ZONES.   

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.