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FZNT27 KNHC 270935
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
535 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 25.3N 84.3W 990 MB AT 5 AM
EDT IS MOVING WNW AT 12 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS
IT REACHES NEAR 26.3N 85.9W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN REACH
HURRICANE INTENSITY NEAR 27.6N 87.8W LATE TONIGHT. ISAAC IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE NW TO NEAR 28.8N 89.1W TUE AFTERNOON...AND
MOVE INLAND ACROSS SE LOUISIANA TUE NIGHT INTO WED. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NE AND MIDDLE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 92W...AND 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 92W.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 40 TO
45 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 50 TO
55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 40 TO
45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...
INCREASING TO 55 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...
BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS SE PART BECOMING NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS LATE.
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...
BECOMING E 60 TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT...BUILDING TO
25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 65 TO 75 KT. SEAS
20 TO 30 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 70 TO
80 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 45 TO
50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.