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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1119 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCATED NEAR 18.8N 91.8W
MOVING W AT 6 KT ALONG THE COAST OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WITH
WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. ERNESTO IS EXPECTED MOVE W AND
INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL HURRICANE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE THROUGH THU THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO
THU NIGHT AND FRI. SE SWELLS FROM ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.