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FZNT27 KNHC 232130
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM HIGH PRES OVER
NORTHERN FLORIDA SW TO THE WESTERN GULF. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED
TO SLIDE NORTHWARD AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC...CURRENTLY WELL SE
OF THE GULF...IS FORECAST TO MOVE NW ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATE SUN AND APPROACH SW FLORIDA AS A HURRICANE MON THEN
MOVE N-NW ACROSS THE E GULF TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.