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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1101 AM EDT SUN SEP 2 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...BENIGN CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE MAJORITY
OF THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS WEAK HIGH
PRES PREVAILS ACROSS THE AREA.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE IS CENTERED NEAR 21.3N 61.1W
AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT
MOVING NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 13 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 997 MB.
LESLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF THIS ZONE NEAR 23.0N 62.5W THIS
EVENING. THE CENTER OF LESLIE IS THEN FORECAST TO CONTINUE
NORTHWARD AND STAY E OF 65W AND THE REMAINING SW N ATLC ZONES TO
NEAR 24.5N 63.4W MON MORNING...NEAR 25.5N 63.6W MON NIGHT...NEAR
26.2N 63.6W TUE MORNING AND NEAR 27.3N 63.5W WED MORNING. LESLIE
IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK. EASTERLY SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL PUSH AS FAR W AS 73W THROUGH TUE.

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.