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FZNT25 KNHC 250909
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
509 AM EDT WED APR 25 2012

...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 1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 27N87W WILL MOVE ENE TO THE
WESTERN ATLC THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING W TO THE
TEXAS COAST THROUGH SAT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND
DEEPENING LOW PRES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL ALLOW FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF
BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY FRI
WITH LITTLE CHANGE INTO SAT. WINDS DIMINISH SUN AS THE HIGH
WEAKENS IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT SAGGING TOWARD NORTHERN
GULF COAST. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 19N69W WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI. THE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL
WEAKEN TO A TROUGH THAT MOVES BACK W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS
REACHING FROM THE SE BAHAMAS TO EASTERN CUBA THU...FROM CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI...AND FROM VICINITY WESTERN BAHAMAS
TO WESTERN CUBA SAT AND SUN. HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO WILL SHIFT E TO WESTERN PORTION TODAY...AND TO THE FAR NE
PORTION BY LATE TONIGHT. BY THU A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT N TO 29N SAT
AND TO 30N SUN. A TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND
TROUGH WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION
THROUGH THE PERIOD.  

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.