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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
520 AM EDT THU OCT 25 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 BAHAMAS TODAY. THIS
WILL CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY
EXPANDING INTO EASTERN HALF OF GULF THROUGH SUN. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. 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...BECOMING N TO NW 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 
WILL BRING STRONG TO NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF AREA.
 SANDY CURRENLY OVER EASTERN CUBA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO
SOUTHERN  BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON NEAR 23.3N 75.7W. WIND FIELD
AND SEAS ABOVE  12 FT ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY EXPAND IN
SIZE...COVERING LARGE AREA  W OF 70W TODAY AND W OF 65W EARLY
FRI. SANDY WILL MOVE TO 25.4N  76.1W TONIGHT TO 26.8N 76.6W FRI
NEAR 28.1N 76.3 FRI NIGHT AND N  OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT.  

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 40 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N
OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...N
WINDS 50 TO 55 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 70 TO 80 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO
30 KT...BECOMING NE 35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT...
BUILDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...NW WINDS 70 TO
80 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 65 TO 75 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 TO 26 FT. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...INCREASING
TO 65 TO 75 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT...BUILDING TO 36 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W
TO NW WINDS 60 TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 TO 55 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 55 TO 75 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NW
60 TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT S OF 27N...AND
31 TO 41 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...W TO NW
WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N
OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING NW 40 TO 50 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT...SUBSIDING TO 27 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF
27N...SEAS 25 FT...SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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.