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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1124 PM 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 WINDS DOMINATE THE GULF BEHIND A
COLD FRONT THAT HAS SHIFTED S OF THE AREA. THESE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH MON AND TUE...WITH MUCH
MORE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI AS HIGH
PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF. 

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY N OF AREA NEAR 34.5N 70.5W 950 MB AT
11 PM EDT MOVING NE AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. THE VERY LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY 
CONTINUES TO EXPAND OUTWARD...AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE 
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SW N 
ATLC THROUGH EARLY MON...WITH FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 
SLOWLY DIMINISHING THROUGH LATE WED. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL 
CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES THROUGH TUE... SUBSIDING WED AND THU. CONDITIONS WILL 
IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY THU AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. A COLD 
FRONT MAY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI.   

.OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N
OF 27N...SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND 10 TO 15 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...W
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.