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FZNT27 KNHC 250932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
532 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 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 CURRENTLY SE OF THE GULF IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA IS
FORECAST TO MOVE ALONG THE N CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA TO NEAR 22.2N
77.6W BY LATE TONIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING. IT IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE AT 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 23.8N 80.0W
BY SUN AFTERNOON...NEAR 25.0N 81.8W AT 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT BY
LATE SUN NIGHT...TO NEAR 27.7N 84.9W AT 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT BY
LATE SUN NIGHT...TO NEAR 30.5N 86.0W AT 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT
LATE TUE NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TUE
NIGHT INTO WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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. N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT...
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.