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FZNT25 KNHC 120934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
534 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 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. WILL MAINTAIN TIGHT
PRES GRADIENT AND FRESH WINDS OVER THE SE GULF ZONES THROUGH SUN.
HIGH PRES TO MOVE E ON MON AND TUE WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH.

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 8 TO 11 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 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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 25.1N 72.5W AT 0900 UTC
1006 MB MOVING S SW 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO
45 KT. PATTY WILL MOVE SLOWLY SW AND WEAKEN TO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW PRES
CENTER SUN AFTERNOON NEAR 24.3N 73.5W. TIGHT PRES GRADIENT
BETWEEN PATTY AND STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S.
WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF AREA W AND
NW OF PATTY THROUGH MON. WINDS INCREASE OVER THE SE PART BY SAT
EVE AS TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRES...POSSIBLY A
TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVES N THROUGH THE EASTERN ZONES.  

.TODAY...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.