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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
917 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N TO THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF BY SAT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
SURFACE TROUGH E OF FLORIDA OVER THE BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA
WILL TRACK W ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF FROM LATE
SAT NIGHT INTO MON...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. IT
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE
TROUGH. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL HURRICANE
BEFORE IT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE
THROUGH WED.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.