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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1102 AM EDT TUE SEP 4 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE
LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 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 2 TO 3 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 IS CENTERED NEAR 25.0N 62.5W 
AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT
MOVING N AT 3 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 994 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST
TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 25.5N 62.5W THIS
EVENING...NEAR 26.0N 62.5W WED MORNING...NEAR 26.5N 62.5W WED
EVENING...AND NEAR 26.8N 62.6W THU MORNING. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO
REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY AND BE CENTERED NEAR 27.5N 63.3W FRI
MORNING...NEAR 29.2N 64.6W SAT MORNING. SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT
GENERATED FROM LESLIE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT.

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SE TO S LATE. N OF 27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 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...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...S TO 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 4 TO 6 FT.