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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
532 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

...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...TROPICAL STORM KAREN NEAR 23.3N 85.5W 999 MB AT 5 PM
EDT MOVING NNW AT 10 KT. KAREN WILL MOVE TO 24.6N 89.3W
TONIGHT...26.2N 89.9W FRI...INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 27.6N
89.8W FRI NIGHT. KAREN WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR
28.8N 89.3W SAT...BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL SAT NIGHT AND MOVING
INLAND TO 32.0N 86.0W SUN. 

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS W THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS
WITH LIGHT TO GENTLE E BREEZES N OF 22N THROUGH MON...AND
MODERATE NE TO E TRADES S OF 22N. SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF NE FLORIDA N
OF BAHAMAS WILL INCREASE LATE SUN AS T.S. KAREN PASSES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES.

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.MON...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING  NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.