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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
527 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 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...LARGE FIELD OF STRONG N TO NE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE SANDY IN THE SW N ATLC EXTENDS ACROSS WATERS E OF 90W.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SAT THROUGH SUN AS SANDY
MOVES N. A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATER TODAY WILL
REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT...FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N88W TO 22N97W SUN...AND FROM SW
FLORIDA TO NORTHERN YUCATAN MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS W OF
THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON. 

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 26.3N 76.9W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING 
NW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 70 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT. 
SANDY WILL MAINTAIN HURRICANE INTENSITY AND MOVE TO NEAR 27.2N 
77.5W FRI AFTERNOON...28.3N 77.5W EARLY SAT...29.7N 76.4W SAT 
AFTERNOON...31.4N 74.7W EARLY SUN...AND MOVE N OF THE AREA TO 
NEAR 35.5N 72.5W EARLY MON.  

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...NW WINDS
60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 50 TO
60 KT...INCREASING TO 60 TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
27 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W WINDS
45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
27N...N TO NE WINDS 50 TO 70 KT...SHIFTING TO N 55 TO 65 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT S OF 27N...AND 24 TO 34 FT N OF
27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W WINDS 40 TO
45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W
TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT S OF
27N...AND 19 TO 29 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...W TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT S OF 27N...AND
18 TO 28 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N...NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.