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FZNT25 KNHC 231534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1134 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. WILL SLIDE SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY LIFTS N TO
NE OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. THIS WILL
MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AND FRESHENING WINDS ACROSS SE
PORTIONS THROUGH WED...WITH STRONG NE FLOW EXPANDING ACROSS THE
EASTERN THIRD OF THE BASIN THU THROUGH FRI. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY
THROUGH THU AND MAINTAIN A STRONG PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SW
PORTIONS AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR
13.8N 77.8W AT 11 AM EDT MOVES SLOWLY NNE AND GRADUALLY
INTENSIFIES TO A HURRICANE THROUGH WED. SANDY THEN EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CUBA AND EMERGE ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA
NEAR 21.4N 76.8W AS A TROPICAL STORM THU MORNING...THEN REACH
NEAR 25.6N 76.5W FRI MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO TURN NE AS IT
REACHES NEAR 28.5N 74.5W SAT MORNING...THEN NEAR 31.0N 70.5W SUN
MORNING AS A NON TROPICAL STORM.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...NE
TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E
25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 16 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.