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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
436 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 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...RIDGING LIES OVER THE NE GULF WITH A GENTLE TO
MODERATE SE BREEZE OVER MOST OF THE BASIN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL NEXT WEEK WHEN HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE E
CENTRAL GULF AND WINDS SHIFT WESTWARD OVER THE NE GULF. 

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 29N70W WILL WEAKEN AS IT
PASSES E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. 1020 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 30N77W WILL
SHIFT S ALONG 27N BY SUN AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO ENTER N WATERS LATE SUN...EXTEND ALONG 28N MON EVENING AND
WEAKEN ALONG 24N E OF BAHAMAS BY TUE EVENING.  

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.