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FZNT27 KNHC 180254
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1054 PM 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...TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 21.0N 96.4W AT 18/0300 UTC
MOV NW 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HELENE
WILL MOVE TO NEAR 22.2N 97.8W LATE SAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT...THEN INALND OVER MEXICO NEAR 23.0N 98.0W
EARLY SUN THEN DISSIPATE. OTHERWISE RIDGE ALONG 27N/28N WILL
PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.