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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1056 AM EDT MON MAY 16 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD TUE THROUGH EARLY WED...ALLOWING FOR SE RETURN FLOW
OVER THE WESTERN GULF TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON
THU AND STALL ON FRI. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING EASTWARD OVER
EASTERN TEXAS IS BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS OVER THE
FAR WESTERN GULF. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
TONIGHT. A DIURNAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA EACH EVENING...AND ACROSS THE SW GULF DURING THE LATE
NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS WHILE WEAKENING. FRESH TO STRONG SE
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE TROUGH. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS
TSTMS W OF 90W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 90W.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF
94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W OF 94W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BETWEEN
90W AND 94W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 94W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR N
WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SURFACE TROUGH S OF THE FRONT IS
TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE EASTERN WATERS N OF 23N.
THE TROUGH WILL LIFT NW THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGING JUST
N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WED THROUGH
THU NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE NE WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT. GENTLE TO
MODERATE SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 22N THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WATERS S OF 22N
THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...AND SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...AND E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...AND E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...AND E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.