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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
538 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

...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...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT
E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT
APPROACHES THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES THAT
SETTLES IN OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION BY SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL
THEN SHIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF BY MON WITH SE MODERATE RETURN
FLOW SETTING UP OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN WATERS. A DIURNAL
TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO FORM OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING
THE EVENINGS... AND SHIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF IN THE
OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS WHILE WEAKENING. 

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVES ACROSS THE NW
WATERS FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS
ON SAT. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS
SAT NIGHT...AND MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE FIRST FRONT LATE
SUN. THE MERGED FRONT WILL REACH THE NE PORTION ON MON AND STALL
NE OF THE BAHAMAS. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 72W S OF 29N WILL
SLOWLY MOVE W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI WHILE BECOMING
DIFFUSE. OTHERWISE...RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SET UP OVER
THE BASIN SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT.

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.