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FZNT25 KNHC 241544
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1144 AM EDT WED OCT 24 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. HURRICANE SANDY LIFTS N-NE ACROSS BAHAMAS. THIS WILL CAUSE
STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT EXPANDING
INTO EASTERN THIRD OF THE GULF THROUGH FRI. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH OVER THE CAROLINAS AND 
HURRICANE SANDY IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA IS PRODUCING FRESH TO 
STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE 
BETWEEN NORTHERN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS ON THU. THE WIND FIELD AND
THE 12 FT OR GREATER SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY WILL EXPAND IN
SIZE...COVERING THE AREA W OF 70W BY THU MORNING AND W OF 65W BY
FRI MORNING. GALE TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL THEN AFFECT MOST
OF THE AREA E OF THE BAHAMAS AND W OF 70W BY SAT MORNING.  

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...NE WINDS
35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 55 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...
SEAS 16 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE
TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...N
TO NW WINDS 55 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE 40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...
SEAS 24 FT...BUILDING TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...NW WINDS
55 TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N
OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT...BUILDING TO 36 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N...N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT...SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.