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FZNT27 KNHC 052119
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
519 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS....A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N84W TO NEAR KEY
WEST FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN
EXTEND FROM THE NE GULF TO THE W CENTRAL GULF MON...GRADUALLY
LIFTING N THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 15.3N 78.6W AT
5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 17 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
WED...EMERGING IN THE SW GULF NEAR 20.5N 94.5W THU AFTERNOON.
ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES
TO 21.5N 97.5W FRI AFTERNOON.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.