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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 PM 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...1011 MB LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF NEAR
27N89.5W WILL DRIFT S THIS EVENING...THEN WILL SHIFT NE AND E
LATE TONIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF SAT EVENING...REACHING
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE BY
EARLY SUN...AND FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE MON. MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
VEER NE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WILL DISSIPATE BY WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
IN BEHIND IT. 

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 27.4N 62.2W 982 MB AT 5 PM
EDT MOVING N AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
LESLIE IS JUST E OF THE SW N ATLC OFFSHORE WATERS AREA AND IT IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN E OF 65W THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE DRIFTING N. 
LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL
IMPACT THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PART OF THE BASIN SUN NIGHT...
REACHING FROM NEAR 31N72W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY MON...FROM
29N65W TO 26N73W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY TUE...STALLING OUT ACROSS
THE S CENTRAL WATERS WED WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING EASTWARD
BEHIND IT.

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...S OF 27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.