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FZNT25 KNHC 171444
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1044 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 NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL WILL SLOWLY SLIDE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH
SAT...AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE NE ACROSS THE GULF. THE HIGH
WILL THEN HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH SUN. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 FT. 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 E GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT E
ACROSS N FLORIDA AND REACH A POSITION FROM 31N78W TO CAPE
CANAVERAL FLORIDA BY LATE TODAY...AND THEN WILL 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.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.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.