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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1105 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 SE GULF 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 BY THU.
 

.OVERNIGHT...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 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 TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 18.4N 63.6W 1004 MB AT 
0300 UTC OCT 14 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY TO 55 KT NEAR 
19.9N 64.2W BY SUN MORNING...TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 23.4N 
66.4W SUN MORNING AND TO 70 KT SUN EVE NEAR 25.8N 66.5W BEFORE 
PASSING N AREA MON. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH FROM 
27N72W TO 21N75W...REMNANTS OF PATTY...AND HIGH PRES ALONG THE 
NE U.S. COAST WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE 
NW HALF OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE 
NW HALF TUE THROUGH WED DISSIPATING THU.   

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E 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...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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 4 FT.