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FZNT27 KNHC 180903
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
503 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 21.6N 97.0W AT 18/0900 UTC
MOVING NW AT 6 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45
KT. HELENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 21.9N 97.6W NEAR THE COAST THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN INLAND TO 22.4N 98.1W SAT NIGHT...THEN WILL
BECOME A REMNANT LOW OVER MEXICO THEREAFTER. OTHERWISE A RIDGE
ALONG 27N/28N WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT MAY
ENTER THE NW GULF MON...SLOWLY DRIFTING E ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH WED.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.