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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
528 PM EDT MON SEP 3 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.  

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS....TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WAS CENTERED NEAR 24.4N 63.1W
AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 7 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 998 MB.
LESLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ON A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 
25.2N 63.2W THIS EVENING...NEAR 25.8N 63.3W TUE MORNING...NEAR 
26.3N 63.4W TUE EVENING...NEAR 26.8N 63.5W WED MORNING. LESLIE 
WILL INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 27.7N 63.6W THU 
MORNING...AND MOVE NEAR 29.0N 64.0W FRI MORNING. EASTERLY SWELL 
IN EXCESS OF 8 FT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH AS FAR W
 AS 75W THROUGH TUE.   

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.