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FZNT27 KNHC 280318
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1118 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS....TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CENTERED NEAR 27.1N 87.0W AT
0300 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUST TO 75 KT MOVING NW
9 KT WITH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 979 MB. ISAAC IS IS FORECAST
TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE BY TUE MORNING NEAR 28.0N 88.0W.
ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW TO THE LOUISIANA COAST NEAR 29.1N
89.2W TUE EVENING AND INLAND WHILE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM
NEAR 30.7N 90.7W WED EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF THU AND FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 35 TO
40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS
45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 40 TO
45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 55 TO 60 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...
BECOMING S 65 TO 75 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 70 TO
80 KT...DIMINISHING TO 65 TO 75 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S TO SW WINDS 45 TO
50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.