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FZNT27 KNHC 251533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1133 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY LIFTS N ACROSS BAHAMAS TODAY. THIS
WILL CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY
EXPANDING INTO EASTERN HALF OF GULF THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI...AND REACH FROM THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
25N88W TO 22N97W BY EARLY SUN...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NORTHERN
YUCATAN BY EARLY MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.