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FZNT25 KNHC 051514
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1114 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 WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 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. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 25.7N 62.8W AT 
1500 UTC MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS TO 75 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 990 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED 
TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH 
HURRICANE STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO 
CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 26.0N 62.9W THIS 
EVENING...26.5N 63.0W THU MORNING...NEAR 26.8N 63.1W THU EVENING 
AND NEAR 27.2N 63.3W FRI MORNING. THE SLOW MOVING CYCLONE WILL 
GENERATE LARGE SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS 
THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH SUN. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SE LATE. 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.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO 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 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.