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FZNT25 KNHC 122050
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
450 PM 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...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE W ATLANTIC WESTWARD
ALONG 29N/30N TO COASTAL E TEXAS. THIS RIDGE WILL SHIFT E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NW
WATERS. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FRI
AND FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES THAT SETTLES IN ACROSS
THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TO
THE E GULF BY MON WITH SE MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL FRESH RETURN FLOW
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS. A DIURNAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
TO FORM ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE FOPRECAST PERIOD IN
THE EVENING HOURS AND SHIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF OVERNIGHT
WHILE WEAKENING.

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.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. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NW
WATERS ON FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE N-CENTRAL
WATERS ON SAT WITH ANOTHER WEAK FRONTAL IMPULSE MOVING ACROSS
THE NW WATERS SAT NIGHT...THEN MERGING WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE
FIRST FRONT LATE SUN. THE NEW MERGED FRONT WILL REACH THE NE
PORTION ON MON AND STALL NE OF THE BAHAMAS. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH
S OF 30N TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ALONG 73W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS THE
NW BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SET
UP ACROSS THE BASIN ON SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW
TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.