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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
455 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT E OF
THE AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NRN GULF
COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL WED...AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH
THU. HIGH PRES FROM THE ATLC WILL BUILD SSW OVER THE NE AND N
CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN BEGIN TO SLIDE EASTWARD
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT PASSES
JUST TO THE N OF THE GULF. AN UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF IS TRIGGERING OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF
90W. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. OTHERWISE...A THERMAL
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH DAY AND MOVE
WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF DURING THE EVENINGS AND DISSIPATE
EACH MORNING.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.