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FZNT25 KNHC 181459
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1059 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON...AND DRIFT SLOWLY
EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WED.

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE EASTWARD N OF 28N
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES THIS WEEKEND. HIGH PRES
RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF
27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.