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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
438 AM EDT MON OCT 29 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 N TO NW WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. GENERALLY TRANQUIL
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH
FRI AS HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF. 

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...VERY LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE
SANDY WELL N OF THE AREA CONTINUES TO EXPAND OUTWARD...AND
PRODUCE HUGE AREA OF LARGE SEAS. SEA HEIGHTS ASSOCIATED
PRIMARILY WITH LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT
THROUGH WED NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
SIGNIFICANTLY BY THU AND FRI. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO WESTERN CUBA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT
THROUGH THU.  

.TODAY...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 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N...SEAS 10 TO
15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.