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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1125 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...WEAK RIDGING LIES E TO W OVER THE NE GULF...ANCHORED
ON A 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 30N77W...WITH 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...CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NW OVER THE E GULF. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6
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 28N63W TO 28N71W WILL MOVE SE AND
WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EXIT 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...EXTENDING ALONG 28N MON EVENING AND WEAKEN ALONG 24N E OF
BAHAMAS BY TUE EVENING.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT N OF MELBOURNE. 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.