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FZNT27 KNHC 281546
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1146 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 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 28.1N 88.5W
976 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW AT 8 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 60 KT GUST TO 75 KT. ISAAC IS IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO
A HURRICANE THIS EVENING NEAR 28.8N 89.4W...AND CONTINUE TO MOVE
NW TO JUST INLAND THE LOUISIANA COAST AS A TROPICAL STORM NEAR
29.8N 90.3W WED FURTHER INLAND TO 30.7N 91.0W WED EVENING. WINDS
AND SEAS WAKE OF ISAAC WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 50 TO 55 KT...
BECOMING W TO NW 60 TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO
35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SW TO
W 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 55 TO
60 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...
BECOMING 60 TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT...SUBSIDING TO
22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 50 TO 55 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.