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FZNT25 KNHC 120257
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1057 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.  

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...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. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PATTY NEAR 25.9N 72.5W AT 0300 UTC
1005 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. MOVEMENT
IS STATIONARY. PATTY WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 25.5N 72.7W SAT MORNING
THEN DISSIPATE TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION SAT EVE NEAR 25.0N 73.5W
BEFORE DIMINISHING TO REMNANT LOW BEFORE MOVING INTO CENTRAL
CUBA MON. TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN PATTY AND STRENGTHENING HIGH
PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. WINDS
INCREASE OVER THE SE PART BY SAT EVE AS LOW PRES...POSSIBLY A
TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVES N THROUGH THE EASTERN ZONES.  

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF
27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.