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FZNT25 KNHC 270940
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
540 AM 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...

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 25.3N 84.3W 990 MB AT 5 AM
EDT IS MOVING WNW AT 12 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS
IT REACHES NEAR 26.3N 85.9W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN REACH
HURRICANE INTENSITY NEAR 27.6N 87.8W LATE TONIGHT. ISAAC IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE NW TO NEAR 28.8N 89.1W TUE AFTERNOON...AND
MOVE INLAND ACROSS SE LOUISIANA TUE NIGHT INTO WED. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NE AND MIDDLE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. 

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...
BECOMING S 55 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 40 TO
45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED 
SQUALLS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN 
PORTION WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 287N TUE  THROUGH
WED...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR A
WEAK COLD FRONT TO BRUSH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS.  

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF
27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.