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FZNT25 KNHC 220919
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
519 AM EDT WED AUG 22 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 TROUGH EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 28N90W
WILL DRIFT E THROUGH THE WEEK DISSIPATING BY FRI. A WEAK 1012 MB
AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR 23N98W AND ATTENDANT TROUGH WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG THE
WESTERN YUCATAN COAST WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SW GULF THROUGH
TONIGHT...THEN INLAND OVER MEXICO THU. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
CURRENTLY WELL SE OF THE GULF IS FORECAST TO APPROACH SE FLORIDA
NEAR 24.8N 80.0W SUN NIGHT AS A HURRICANE.  

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 15.5N 57.3W AT 5 AM EDT 
MOVING W AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
ISAAC WILL MOVE TO 15.9N 59.7W THIS AFTERNOON...TO 16.3N 62.8W 
TONIGHT...THEN WILL STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 16.8N 65.7W 
THU AFTERNOON...MOVING TO 17.3N 68.4W THU NIGHT...TO 18.8N 73.2W 
FRI NIGHT...21.8N 77.1W SAT NIGHT AND 24.8N 80.0W SUN NIGHT. 
OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 28N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS ISAAC APPROACHES FROM THE SE.

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.