000 FZNT25 KNHC 161506 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1106 AM EDT WED MAY 16 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 25N92W WILL MEANDER THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A LIGHT PRES PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN A LIGHT TO MODERATE PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF INTO THE WEEKEND. .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND MAINLY E OF 70W BETWEEN WEAK TROUGHING MIGRATING FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO HISPANIOLA AND HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL ATLC. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE FRI...BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING SAT. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.