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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1037 PM EDT WED MAY 9 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 WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO 28N88W AND TO 27N93W. A SURFACE TROUGH IS ALONG 96W
S OF 25N. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO A POSITION FROM N CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO 24N85W BY LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING E OF THE GULF
THU MORNING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
WESTERN PORTION FRI...AND INTERACT WITH THE TROUGH. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF WEAK LOW PRES ALONG THE NE
TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK NE TO
THE S CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST BY LATE SUN EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO
A TROUGH AS IT REACHES THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE MON. 

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL
RETREAT E THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST
LATE TONIGHT... REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO S FLORIDA THU
EVENING...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 28N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA BY SAT EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH
LATER SAT NIGHT AND SUN AS IT MOVES BACK TO THE W...AND
DISSIPATES MON.  

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.