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FZNT27 KNHC 282116
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
516 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM PANAMA
CITY FLORIDA TO 27N87W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH EARLY SAT.
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 17.9N 71.2W 1009 MB AT 5 PM EDT AUG
28 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. ERIKA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AS IT
PASSES OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE
ENTERING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AS A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 24.0N
81.0W SUN AFTERNOON...REACHING 27.0N 82.5W MON AFTERNOON AND
DIMINISHING TO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES INLAND TO 29.0N 82.5W
TUE AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.