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FZNT25 KNHC 050930
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED SEP 5 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...LOW PRES OVER ALABAMA WILL DRIFT S OVER THE
N-CENTRAL GULF THU THEN STALL FRI AND SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO 23N97W BY LATE SUN AS IT FORCES THE LOW PRES NE.
MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS GRADUALLY VEERING NE EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE CENTERED NEAR 25.4N 62.9W AT
5 AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS TO 65 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 992 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND SLOWLY INTENSIFY...
BECOMING A HURRICANE BY THU. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A
NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 26.2N 63.1W EARLY THU...26.9N 63.3W EARLY
FRI...AND NEAR 28.2N 64.2W EARLY SAT. THE SLOW MOVING CYCLONE
WILL GENERATE LARGE SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT THAT WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH SUN. 

.TODAY...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.