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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1056 PM 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...HURRICANE SANDY LIFTS N ACROSS CUBA TONIGHT. THIS
WILL CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT
AND THU EXPANDING INTO EASTERN HALF OF BASIN THROUGH SUN. 

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY
BRING STRONG TO NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN.
SANDY FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF CUBA ACROSS BAHAMAS THU. WIND
FIELD AND SEAS ABOVE 12 FT ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY EXPAND IN
SIZE... COVERING LARGE AREA W OF 70W EARLY THU AND W OF 65W
EARLY FRI. STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IMPACT MOST OF BASIN E
OF BAHAMAS AND W OF 70W EARLY SAT.  

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...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 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 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. N
OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO
17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...N TO NW
WINDS 60 TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS
30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT...BUILDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 60 TO 65 KT.
S OF 27N...SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. N OF 27N...SEAS 34 FT...BUILDING
TO 38 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...W TO NW
WINDS 50 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N
OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT S OF 27N...
AND 33 TO 43 FT N OF 27N. 
.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. N OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT S OF 27N...AND 19 TO 29 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N...
SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.