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FZNT27 KNHC 182054
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
454 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HELENE INLAND NEAR 22.6N 98.8W
AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 4 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. HELENE WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AS IT
MOVES FURTHER INLAND. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON...AND
DRIFT STALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TUE AND WED BEFORE
DISSIPATING THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...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...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.