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FZNT25 KNHC 042127
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
527 PM 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. A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NW
GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N97W
BY LATE SUN USHERING IN MODERATE NOTHERLY WINDS.  

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE IS CENTERED NEAR 25.3N 62.6W
AT 2100 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 26.1N 62.7W
WED...NEAR 26.9N 62.8W THU...AND NEAR 27.5N 63.5W FRI AS A
HURRICANE.  SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT GENERATED FROM LESLIE WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT.  

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...E TO SE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.