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FZNT27 KNHC 240347
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1147 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 1019 MB HIGH PRES
OVER THE NE GULF 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 THEN ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA KEYS SUN
EVENING AND INTO THE SE GULF...WHERE IT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
TO HURRICANE FORCE...REACHING NEAR 27.5N 85.5W MON EVENING...TEN
CONTINUE NNW TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.