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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1114 PM EDT MON OCT 22 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...E WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SE GULF BY TUE AND
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WED. WINDS RESULTING FROM PRES GRADIENT
BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS AND DEVELOPING TROPICAL
STORM SANDY IN THE CARIBBEAN.  

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE
SE AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH WED. TROPICAL STORM
SANDY HAS FORMED IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...AND WILL MOVE
THROUGH EASTERN CUBA THROUGH THU AND INTO THE SOUTHERN
BAHAMAS...REACHING 22.7N 75.8W BY THU EVENING...AND 25.7N 75.4N BY FRI
EVENING...AND 28.2N 73.6W BY SAT EVENING AS IT POSSIBLY
TRANSITIONS TO A SUBTROPICAL STORM.

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.