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FZNT25 KNHC 070925
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
525 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 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 VERY SLOWLY S THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO BE
PUSHED E AND NE LATE TONIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THIS LOW HAS A BRIEF POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A
TROPICAL CYCLONE THROUGH SAT. 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. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 NEARLY STATIONARY...LOCATED NEAR
26.7N 62.2W AT 0900 UTC...OR ABOUT 360 NM SSE OF BERMUDA...WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO
DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY
INTENSIFY...REACHING NEAR 27.6N 62.4W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 30.1N
62.2W LATE SAT NIGHT THEN N OF THE AREA SUN. THE SLOW MOVING
HURRICANE WILL GENERATE LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL IN ALL
DIRECTIONS...WITH A VERY LARGE AREA OF SEA HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF
8 FT SPREADING ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH TUE.  

.TODAY...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING
S AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.