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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
449 AM EDT THU MAY 17 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 BROAD TROUGH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE CENTRAL YUCATAN COAST WILL SLIDE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH SAT...AS A RIDGE BUILDS E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.  

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT E
ACROSS N FLORIDA AND REACH A POSITION FROM 31N78W TO CAPE
CANAVERAL FLORIDA BY LATE TODAY...AND THEN STALL FROM 31N76W TO
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT.
OTHERWISE MODERATE TO FRESH SE LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE
AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES.  

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.