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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
448 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM VENICE FLORIDA TO NEAR
24N89W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT WITH WINDS BECOMING
FRESH OVER MUCH OF THE GULF SUN NIGHT INTO TUE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY WED...BUT THE PRES GRADIENT
WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER THE E GULF BETWEEN HIGH PRES TO THE N
AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES JUST S OF JAMAICA.  

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN MORNING...THEN
WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS E OF 65W MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST BEHIND THE FRONT SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. THE PRES
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES TO THE N AND
DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE CARIBBEAN TUE INTO WED...INCREASING
EASTERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE SW N ATLC S OF 28N.  

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.