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FZNT25 KNHC 130942
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
542 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 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...WEAKENING 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. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION PATTY NEAR 25.5N 71.9W 1008 MB
AT 0900 UTC NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT
GUSTS 40 KT. PATTY WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW PRES CENTER BY
AFTERNOON AND MOVE SW TOWARDS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND REACH NEAR
24N 74.5W TONIGHT WHILE CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. 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 TONIGHT AND INTENSIFIES TO 60 KT AS IT REACHES NEAR 22.2N
66.8W SUN NIGHT THEN MOVES N ACROSS E PORTIONS MON AND TUE.  

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