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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
527 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 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...THE LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY
EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF WATERS E OF 87W WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT FROM ALABAMA TO 23N98W WILL REACH
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT...FROM
FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN...THEN DISSIPATE
FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH YUCATAN AND BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E
THROUGH MON. 

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM SANDY NEAR 28.5N 76.7W 969 MB AT 5 AM
 EDT MOVING NNE AT 9 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS
 75 KT...WILL MOVE TO 29.8N 75.8W THIS AFTERNOON...TO 31.4N
74.2W  EARLY SUN...THEN N OF THE AREA TO 33.2N 72.5W SUN
AFTERNOON. A  LARGE EXPANDING WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE NORTHERN  ATLC ZONES N OF 25N EVEN AS SANDY MOVES WELL N OF
THE AREA. VERY  LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT ATLC WATERS AND
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUN THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED.  

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS
40 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 TO 19 FT. N OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING NW
45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT...BUILDING TO 34 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
N OF 27N...NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING 40 TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT S OF 27N...AND 29 TO 39 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT...SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO
NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 17 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N...SEAS
15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.