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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
511 AM EDT THU APR 26 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 RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 26N FROM THE WESTERN ATLC SW
TO NE MEXICO WILL LIFT N TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY LATE FRI
BEFORE BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SAT THROUGH
MON. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 20N70W
WILL BECOME A TROUGH TONIGHT AS A 1022 MB HIGH PRES CENTER NEAR
29N70W SHIFTS NE TOWARD BERMUDA. TRAILING RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL
LIFT N TO 30N BY LATE SAT...AS THE TROUGH MOVES BACK W ACROSS
THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS...REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS MON. THE
RIDGE WILL THEN RETREAT EASTWARD SUN AND MON IN RESPONSE TO A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP S INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA
AND BERMUDA.  

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.