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FZNT27 KNHC 162123
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
523 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF THE ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND
ALONG 27N THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 93W S OF 23N IS
MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE SW GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING AND
APPROACH 97W FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES MAY FORM ON THE WAVE PRIOR TO
OR JUST AS IT APPROACHES 97W. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE
LOW WILL INTENSIFY WHILE GRADUALLY MOVING IN A NNW DIRECTION
VERY NEAR OR JUST INLAND THE COAST OF NE MEXICO FRI NIGHT
THROUGH MON ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITH
GUSTY WINDS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.