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FZNT27 KNHC 271531
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1131 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 CENTERED NEAR 26.1N 85.3W AT
1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUST TO 65 KT MOVING NW
12 KT WITH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRES 988 MB. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE THIS EVENING NEAR 27.1N 86.8W. ISAAC
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW TO 28.3N 88.4W TUE AND NEAR 29.3N 89.6W
TUE EVENING AND MOVE INLAND ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N
35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO
45 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 50 TO 55 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 35 TO
40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING
TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...
BECOMING E 60 TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT...BUILDING TO
24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 60 TO
70 KT...BECOMING S 65 TO 75 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 TO
30 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 70 TO
80 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 40 TO
45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.