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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
515 PM EDT MON MAY 21 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 HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE...THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
WED REACHING THE NE WATERS THU...AND MOVE E OF AREA FRI ALLOWING
THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W PORTION. A
BROAD TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD
BUT WEAKEN FRI AND SAT. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO 1007 MB NEAR 30.5N 77.9W AT
5 PM EDT MON MOVING E OR 80 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ALBERTO WILL BE NEAR 31.7N 76.4W AT 2 AM
TUE...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION N OF THE AREA NEAR
33.4N 74.3W AT 2 PM TUE...WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ALSO
SHIFTING N OF AREA TUE NIGHT. A BROAD TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MID WEEK ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS.  

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.