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FZNT27 KNHC 231505
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1105 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...ELONGATED LOW PRES CENTERED ON 1002 MB LOW NEAR 25N
87.5W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE
TO DOMINATE THE BASIN THROUGH WED. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT
N INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUN...POSSIBLY INTENSIFYING TO
TROPICAL CYCLONE...THEN DRIFT W MON THROUGH WED. BANDS OF STRONG
TSTMS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
LARGE PORTIONS OF E AND NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.