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FZNT25 KNHC 070334
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1134 PM 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 1010 MB OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF NEAR 28N89W
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
BIG BEND AREA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE BY EARLY SUN...AND
FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. MODERATE TO
FRESH NW TO N WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER NE BEHIND THE FRONT.  

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 26.5N 62.2W 985 MB AT 11 PM
EDT  IS STATIONARY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO
80 KT.  LESLIE IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY...REACHING WELL N OF 31N
SUN. THE SLOW MOVING CYCLONE WILL GENERATE LARGE LONG PERIOD
SWELL WITH A VERY LARGE AREA OF SEA HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 8 FT
SPREADING ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH TUE.

.OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF
27N. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.