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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1051 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 OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF NEAR 28N88W WILL
DRIFT S THROUGH FRI...THEN BE PUSHED E AND NE FRI NIGHT AND SAT
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE LOW WILL HAVE A POTENTIAL
TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
25N97W SUN...AND FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THE LOW ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA.
MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER NE BEHIND THE
FRONT.

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.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.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 27N...SW TO W
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.