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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
405 AM EDT WED MAY 2 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 EXTENDS SW ACROSS THE NW AND W COASTAL
PLAINS AND A LOW LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING NW THROUGH THE N CENTRAL
WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT N OF AREA AS THE TROUGH DISSIPATES
TONIGHT INTO THU. A SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE
EASTERN WATERS WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING OVER THE
WESTERN GULF ON SAT NIGHT AND SUN.  

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 31N WILL WEAKEN
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT PASS THROUGH BERMUDA THU AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE SE THROUGH THE NE WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI...MOVING
E OF AREA ON SAT. A SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE INTO THE NW
WATERS FRI...REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS SAT TO NEAR 25N73W SUN.  

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