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FZNT25 KNHC 121529
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1129 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 E GULF ZONES THROUGH SUN.
HIGH PRES TO MOVE E ON MON AND TUE WITH WINDS AND SEAS
DIMINISHING.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 25.5N 72.0W AT 1500 UTC
1006 MB MOVING NE AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS
TO 45 KT. PATTY WILL DRIFT SLOWLY E AND WEAKEN TO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW PRES
CENTER BY SUN NEAR 23.5N 75.0W. 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.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
.TONIGHT...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 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO
11 FT N OF 27N. 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 3 TO 5 FT.