000 FZNT27 KNHC 050925 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 525 AM EDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KAREN AT 26.9N 91.2W 1008 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. KAREN IS NOT EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY PRIOR TO LANDFALL. IT WILL BE NEAR 27.6N 91.2W SAT AFTERNOON...28.4N 90.5W EARLY SUN...29.5N 89.2W BY THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SUN AFTERNOON...THEN ACCELERATE NE AFTER MAKING LANDFALL NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE TEXAS COAST SUN...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.