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FZNT27 KNHC 170831
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF AN ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND
ALONG 27N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 23N ALONG
95W WILL DRIFT NW WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE WAVE
LATER TODAY. THE LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL
CYCLONE AS IT MOVES NW TOWARD AND EVENTUALLY INLAND OVER THE NE
MEXICAN COAST SAT. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO TURN N AND LINGER
ALONG OR JUST INLAND OF MEXICO INTO NEXT WEEK. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.