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FZNT27 KNHC 031533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1133 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES LOCATED E OF FLORIDA NEAR 31N75W EXTENDS A
RIDGE W ACROSS THE N GULF STATES YIELDING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN. A NARROW ZONE OF FRESH TO STRONG SE
WINDS AND STRONG TSTMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH
OF THE E GULF BEFORE WEAKENING LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REORGANIZE JUST OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST FRI
AND DRIFT S TO NW BAHAMAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH RIDGE
EXTENDING W ACROSS THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF
87W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.