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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 PM 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...LOWER PRESSURE E OF THE BAHAMAS COMBINED WITH
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL MAINTAIN A
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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S THROUGH THE GULF
MON AND TUE WITH A STRONGER FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST
THU. 

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 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...N TO 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...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH FROM 28N71W
TO 22N75W...REMNANTS OF PATTY...AND STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES OVER
THE EASTERN U.S. WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS
THE NW HALF OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. WINDS ARE INCREASING OVER
THE SE PART AS TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL MOVES N FROM THE CARIBBEAN.
RAFAEL IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO 50 KT AS IT REACHES 18.7N
63.7W SUN MORNING..TO 60 KT AT 22.6N 66.0W MON MORNING AND THE
REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BY MON LATE AS IT MOVES N...PASSING N
OF THE AREA BY TUE LATE. COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH NW HALF OF
AREA LATE MON NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED.  

.TONIGHT...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. 
.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...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...N 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.