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FZNT27 KNHC 250321
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1121 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...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IN
THE NORTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL TIGHTEN THIS WEEKEND. TROPICAL
STORM ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR
24.9N 81.6W AT 8 PM SUN...INCREASE TO A HURRICANE AT 70 KT GUSTS
80 KT NEAR 27.1N 84.6W AT 8 PM MON...INCREASE TO 80 KT GUSTS
100 KT NEAR 30.N 86.5W AT 8 PM TUE AND MOVE INLAND THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 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 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.