000 FZNT25 KNHC 311532 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1132 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 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...WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE WEAKENING THIS WEEKEND AS TROPICAL STORM LESLIE APPROACHES FROM THE SE. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS LESLIE MOVING INTO THE FARTHEST SE ZONE OF THE SW N ATLC FORECAST AREA ON SUN...POSSIBLY AT HURRICANE INTENSITY...THEN MOVING NORTH OF THIS ZONE ON MON. .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E LESS THAN 5 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.