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FZNT25 KNHC 230918
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 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 TODAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WED. WINDS RESULTING FROM PRES GRADIENT
BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS AND TROPICAL STORM SANDY IN
THE CARIBBEAN. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILDS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST 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 24.0N 76.0W BY THU NIGHT AND 
25.6N 74.8N BY FRI NIGHT AND 30.0N 71.5W BY SAT NIGHT AS IT 
TRANSITIONS TO A SUBTROPICAL STORM.  

.TODAY...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND E 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.