000 FZNT25 KNHC 030157 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 PM 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...PREVIOUS SURFACE TROUGH MOVED INLAND OVER LOUISIANA. ELSEWHERE...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS W ACROSS NORTHERN GULF SHIFT N OF AREA AS TROUGH MOVES N TONIGHT. SURFACE HIGH PRES SHIFT SE ACROSS EASTERN WATERS WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING OVER WESTERN GULF LATE SAT AND SUN. .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...E TO W RIDGE ALONG 30W SHIFT SE AND WEAKEN AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT PASSES THROUGH BERMUDA LATE THU AND CONTINUE SE THROUGH NE WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI...MOVING E OF AREA SAT. WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRES REBUILD OVER NW WATERS FRI...REACHING NW BAHAMAS SAT THEN NEAR 28N77W MON. .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.