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FZNT27 KNHC 181501
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1101 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 DEPRESSION HELENE INLAND NEAR 22.0N 98.0W
AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. HELENE WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER
INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON...AND
DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.