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FZNT25 KNHC 081539
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1139 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 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...1009 MB LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF NEAR 29N88W
WITH TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING SW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT E
TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND MOVE INLAND
ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY THIS EVENING...REACHING FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE SUN
AFTERNOON...AND FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TUE
WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH WED. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 28.6N 62.5W 988 MB AT
11 AM EDT MOVING N AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS
65 KT. LESLIE IS CENTERED JUST E OF THE SW N ATLC OFFSHORE
WATERS...BUT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND INTO THE FAR NE
ZONE. THE CENTER OF LESLIE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN E OF 65W
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE
FAR NE ZONE OF THE SW N ATLC ZONE THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. LESLIE
IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF 31N MON MORNING. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE
TO E 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 31N73W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA MON MORNING...FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA TUE
MORNING... AND STALLING OUT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL WATERS WED WITH
HIGH PRES BUILDING EASTWARD BEHIND IT.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.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 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.