[en] Angular distributions are presented of F(²P/sub 3/2,1/2/) scattered off Ne,Ar, and Kr in the thermal energy range measured in crossed molecular beams experiments. The data are analyzed as previously done for the F--Xe system to obtain the interaction potential curves for the three relevant states (X 1/2, I 3/2 II 1/2)governing the scattering. The resulting X 1/2 curves for the fluorine-- rare gas systems show no simple trend and the origin of these interactions is discussed. The I 3/2 and II 1/2 states resemble those of the ground state Ne--Ne,Ar,Kr systems