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FZNT27 KNHC 170242
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1042 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 94W S OF 23N IS
MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL WILL REACH 96W BY EARLY FRI
EVENING WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO FORM ON THE WAVE NEAR 22N. THE
LOW MAY POSSIBLY INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT TRACKS
NW TOWARDS AND INLAND THE NE MEXICAN COAST ON SAT. THE LOW IS
THEN FORECAST TO TURN N AND LINGER ALONG OR JUST INLAND THE NE
MEXICAN COAST INTO NEXT WEEK. THE LOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 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.