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FZNT27 KNHC 272051
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
451 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...THE LARGE AND EXPANDING WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE SANDY EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF WATERS E OF 87W WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO
25N96W TO 19.5N96W WILL REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE W
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN...THEN WILL DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA THROUGH YUCATAN AND BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. FRESH TO STRONG
N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON...DIMINISHING
TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FROM
THE NW.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.