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FZNT25 KNHC 130323
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1123 PM 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 DEPRESSION 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. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST
WED.  

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 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 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION PATTY NEAR 25.4N 72.1W 1008 MB 
AT 0300 UTC OCT 13 MOTION IS STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. PATTY WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW PRES
CENTER BY SAT IN THE EVENING NEAR 24.7N 73.9W. 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 STORM RAFAEL MOVES INTO THE AREA
LATE SAT AND INTENSIFIES TO 55 KT AS IT REACHES 26.0N 67.0W MON
EVE AND THEN MOVES N OF THE AREA BY TUE EVE.  

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N...SEAS 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF
27N. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N...SEAS 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.