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FZNT25 KNHC 040248
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2012

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N TO THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF BY SAT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
SURFACE TROUGH E OF FLORIDA OVER THE BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA
WILL TRACK W ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF FROM LATE
SAT NIGHT INTO MON...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. IT
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE
TROUGH. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL HURRICANE
BEFORE IT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE
THROUGH WED.  

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR NE WATERS WILL LIFT N THROUGH
 MON. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE BAHAMAS EXTENDS NE TO NEAR 
31N76W. A SURFACE 1013 MB LOW IS ON THE TROUGH NEAR 25N79W. THIS
SYSTEM IS ACCOMPANIED BY NUMEROUS TSTMS. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE
SLOWLY W AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.