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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 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 NW TO N WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH LATE TUE. GENERALLY
TRANQUIL MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF TUE
NIGHT THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 3 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A VERY LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE
SANDY WELL N OF THE AREA CONTINUES TO EXPAND OUTWARD...AND
PRODUCE A 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 31N76W TO
CENTRAL CUBA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FROM
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT THROUGH THU.

...GALE WARNING N OF 29N WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 9 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 29N WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NW SWELL.
.TUE...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 29N WITHIN 60
NM OF SHORE...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 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 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.