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FZNT27 KNHC 290312
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1112 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM PANAMA
CITY FLORIDA THROUGH 26N86W TO 23N96W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE
THROUGH EARLY SAT. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 18.5N 72.9W 1008 MB
AT 11 PM EDT UTC AUG 28 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ERIKA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN
TO A DEPRESSION AS IT PASSES OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA OVER
THE WEEKEND BEFORE ENTERING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
INTENSIFYING TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.0N 82.0W SUN
EVENING...REACHING 26.5N 83.0W MON EVENING AND 28.5N 84.0W TUE
EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND AND DIMINISHING TO A DEPRESSION
NEAR 31.0N 84.0W WED EVENING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.