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FZNT25 KNHC 060330
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 JUST S OF MOBILE ALABAMA NEAR 29.5N88W 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
BY LATE 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. 

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 26.2N 62.5W AT 11 PM EDT
MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO
80 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 985 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY...
MOVING TO NEAR 26.8N 62.7W THU NIGHT...27.7N 63.4W FRI NIGHT AND
NEAR 30.5N 64.0W SAT NIGHT. THE SLOW MOVING CYCLONE WILL GENERATE
LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL WITH A VERY AREA OF SEA HEIGHTS IN EXCESS
OF 8 FT THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH SUN.

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 3
TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 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.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.