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FZNT25 KNHC 052127
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
527 PM 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 NEAR 30N87W
WILL DRIFT S OVER THE N-CENTRAL GULF THU THEN STALL FRI AND SAT.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS LOW TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL
CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N97W
BYLATE SUN AND FROM W-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE
MON. THE FRONT WILL FORCES THE LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE NE ACROSS FLORIDA. MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS
GRADUALLY VEERING NE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT.  

.TONIGHT...SE TO 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. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE LESLIE CENTERED NEAR 25.9N 62.7W AT
2100 UTC MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS TO 80 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 987 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY
INTENSIFY. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK
TO NEAR 26.5N 63.0W THU...NEAR 27.2N 63.4W FRI. THE SLOW MOVING
CYCLONE WILL GENERATE LARGE SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT THAT WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH SUN.  

.TONIGHT...SE 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...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.