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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
451 AM EDT THU MAY 24 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO IS MAINTAINING
FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE
HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL LIFT NE OF THE GULF WATERS LATE FRI. A
BROAD TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER SE WATERS THROUGH FRI
NIGHT...WEAKEN SAT...AND RETURN SUN INTO MON AS THE TROUGH
RETROGRADES W INTO THE EASTERN GULF. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL SHIFT NE 
TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY THEN TO THE NW BAHAMAS EARLY
FRI...AND N OF THE NW BAHAMAS SAT AND SUN BEFORE RETROGRADING SW
OVER FLORIDA LATE SUN OR EARLY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NEAR
BERMUDA MON.  

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.