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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
528 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 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...FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS E OF 85W ASSOCIATED WITH
LARGE WIND FIELD OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TODAY
AS SANDY MOVES FURTHER AWAY. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE BIG
BEND OF FLORIDA TO 24N87W TO 23N93W TO 18N95W WILL PUSH SE
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY
TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS PREVAIL W OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...WITH A SMALL AREA OF NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE
COAST OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 96W. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUE AND
WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF...WITH LITTLE CHANGE
THU. 

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY CENTERED N OF AREA NEAR 31.9N 73.3W
960 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NE AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. THE VERY LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH
SANDY WILL EXPAND OUTWARD...AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS AND VERY LARGE SEAS OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE SW N ATLC THROUGH MON AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE MON
NIGHT THROUGH LATE WED. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY
THU. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE
ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED
AND THU.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 30 TO
35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 TO 26 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N...W TO
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
.MON...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N. 
.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...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF
27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.