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FZNT27 KNHC 122050
OFFN06

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...

.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.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE IN THE
NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS.
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW 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...SHIFTING TO W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.