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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
543 AM EDT SUN OCT 14 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...ELONGATED LOW PRESSURE ZONE EXTENDING FROM N CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TO JUST S OF BERMUDA WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH
STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE NW ATLC AND EASTERN U.S. TO MAINTAIN A
TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AND FRESH WINDS OVER THE SE GULF AND YUCATAN
CHANNEL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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.   

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 19.4N 63.8W 1003 MB AT
0900 UTC MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY TO 55 KT NEAR 20.7N
64.5W BY THIS AFTERNOON...TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 24.1N 66.0W
MON AFTERNOON AND TO 70 KT MON NIGHT NEAR 27.1N 65.3W BEFORE
EXITING N AREA TUE. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH FROM
28N65W TO 22N77W...AND HIGH PRES ALONG THE E U.S. COAST WILL
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW HALF OF THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE NW HALF TUE
THROUGH WED DISSIPATING THU.  

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO 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 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NE 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 3 TO 5 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.