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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 PM EDT THU AUG 16 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...THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF THE ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND
ALONG 27N THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 94W S OF 23N IS
MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL WILL REACH 96W BY EARLY FRI
EVENING WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO FORM ON THE WAVE NEAR 22N. THE
LOW MAY POSSIBLY INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT TRACKS
NW TOWARDS AND INLAND THE NE MEXICAN COAST ON SAT. THE LOW IS
THEN FORECAST TO TURN N AND LINGER ALONG OR JUST INLAND THE NE
MEXICAN COAST INTO NEXT WEEK. THE LOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS.  

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC W ALONG 27N
TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SUN THEN WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY MON.  

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.