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FZNT27 KNHC 242140
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
540 PM 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.... HIGH PRES RIDGE PREVAILS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. ELY
WINDS AT 20 KT PREVAILS ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS AS THE PRES
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HAS
TIGHTENED. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO BY MON AFTERNOON AS IT INTENSIFIES INTO A
HURRICANE. ISAAC IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NEAR THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.