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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
522 PM EDT THU MAY 3 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...HIGH PRES CENTER OVER SW N ATLC 29N76W EXTEND RIDGE
W ACROSS N GULF STATES WITH MODERATE SE BREEZE OVER MOST OF
BASIN. MID LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 86W FROM 25N TO 28N CAUSES SMALL
AREA OF STRONG TSTMS AND MODERATE TO FRESH SE BREEZE WHICH
SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS FRI THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH RIDGE EXTENDING W ACROSS N GULF COASTAL WATERS. 

.TODAY...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG 31N ENTER NE WATERS TONIGHT...STALL
ALONG 25N E OF 70W FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE SAT.  SURFACE HIGH
PRES CENTER SHIFT S ACROSS WESTERN WATERS FRI REACHING NW
BAHAMAS THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SAT AS RIDGE EXTEND FROM FLORIDA
ACROSS CENTRAL BAHAMAS. STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER NORTHERN
WATERS SAT...EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS SUN AND ACROSS SE
BAHAMAS MON AND TUE.  

.TODAY...
.TONIGHT...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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.