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FZNT25 KNHC 131542
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1142 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...DISSIPATING 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 BY LATE WED. 

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION PATTY NEAR 24.8N
72.6W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. PATTY WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. 
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 22.6N 67.0W EARLY MON THEN MOVES N ACROSS E
PORTIONS MON AND TUE.  

.OVERNIGHT...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
THROUGH THE NIGHT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.