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FZNT25 KNHC 240246
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1046 PM 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 EASTERN U.S. DRIFT E THROUGHOUT
SUN. TROPICAL STORM SANDY LIFTS N-NE ACROSS BAHAMAS. THIS WILL
CAUSE FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TONIGHT EXPANDING INTO EASTERN THIRD OF BASIN THROUGH FRI.  

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. 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
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. 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. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MOVE E OFF CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT THROUGH
THU AND MAINTAIN STRONG PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SW PORTIONS AS
TROPICAL STORM SANDY IN CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AT 15.2N 77.2W AT 11
PM EDT DRIFTS N AND INTENSIFIES TO HURRICANE WED. SANDY EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CUBA WED NIGHT AND EMERGE ALONG N COAST OF
CUBA AS TROPICAL STORM EARLY THU...REACH 24.3N 76.8W LATE THU...
THEN 27.0N 76.5W LATE FRI...30.5N 72.5W LATE SAT...AND 33.0N
68.8W AS AN EXTRA TROPICAL CYCLONE.

.OVERNIGHT...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 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...NE
TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. N OF
27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING
TO 19 FT LATE. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING
TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 55 TO
60 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 35 TO 40 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...
SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 24 FT...BUILDING
TO 28 FT LATE.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT S OF 27N...AND 20 TO 30 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. N OF 27N...SEAS
24 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE.