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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1029 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 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...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
EASTWARD THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE MEXICAN
AND TEXAS COASTS EARLY SAT...REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO NW YUCATAN BY EARLY MON. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT E AND
BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NE GULF BY LATE TUE AS A WEAK PRES
GRADIENT SETS UP ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE...AND REMAINS IN
PLACE THROUGH WED. 

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO 27N72W
THEN BECOMES A DISSIPATING FRONT TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY SAT...AND BECOME
STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N64W TO 26N67W TO 20N74W BY LATE SAT
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO TROUGH SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AS
IT MOVES TO JUST E OF THE AREA. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD W OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SAT THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE U.S. MON...AND APPROACH THE NE FLORIDA
COAST LATE TUE AND WED.  

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOALTED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.