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FZNT27 KNHC 240932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
532 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 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 IN THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO MOVE NW ALONG THE COAST OF
N CENTRAL CUBA SAT NIGHT...AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE
SUN...THEN INTO THE SE GULF OF GULF OF MEXICO TO NEAR NEAR 25.5N
83.0W BY LATE SUN NIGHT. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A
HURRICANE NEAR 28.0N 86.0W BY MON NIGHT AND CONTINUE NW TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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.