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FZNT25 KNHC 120924
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
524 AM EDT WED SEP 12 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...A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA NW TO NEAR 28N90W THEN NW AS A WARM FRONT TO ALONG THE
COAST OF SW LOUISIANA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU E OF
85W...AND LIFT NORTHWARD AND INLAND W OF 85W. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD IN FROM THE NE THROUGH THU NIGHT RESULTING IN FRESH WINDS
MAINLY OVER THE NE PORTION BEFORE DIMINISHING FRI. A WEAK COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW GULF SAT AND SUN. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 26N77W THEN SW
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS
MORNING...AND WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES
BUILDING IN ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
NE TO E WINDS N OF FRONT THROUGH THU. TROPICAL STORM NADINE E OF
THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLC IS FORECAST TO
MOVE IN A GENERAL NW DIRECTION THROUGH FRI AS IT SLOWLY
INTENSIFIES INTO A HURRICANE BEFORE IT TURNS N THEN NE OVER THE
WEEKEND. SWELLS FROM NADINE ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE EASTERN
ZONES BEGINNING THU NIGHT AND PROPAGATE WWD THROUGH SUN.  

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.