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FZNT27 KNHC 051509
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1109 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF TO THE W GULF
WILL SLOWLY LIFT N INTO MON. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE
THROUGH WED. ERNESTO EXPECTED TO EMERGE INTO THE SW GULF WED
NIGHT AND THU AS A TROPICAL STORM THEN INTENSIFY INTO A
HURRICANE OVER THE SW GULF FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 0 TO 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
0 TO 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 0 TO 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.