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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
511 AM EDT THU SEP 6 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 S OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA NEAR 29.5N88W
WILL DRIFT S TODAY THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT.
THIS LOW MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT
48 HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT...EXTEND
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N97W SUN...AND FROM W-CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT THE LOW
IN THE N-CENTRAL GULF ACROSS N FLORIDA. MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO
N WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER NE BEHIND THE FRONT. 

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...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 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 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 26.3N 62.4W AT 5 AM EDT NEARLY
STATIONARY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT AND
MINIMUM PRESSURE 985 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY...MOVING TO NEAR
26.7N 62.5W EARLY FRI...27.7N 63.0W EARLY SAT AND NEAR 31.0N 63.0W
EARLY SUN. THE SLOW MOVING CYCLONE WILL GENERATE LARGE LONG PERIOD
SWELL WITH A VERY LARGE AREA OF SEA HEIGHTS 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 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL N OF 27N.
.FRI...S OF 27N...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 27N...SW TO W
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 27N. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.