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FZNT25 KNHC 241527
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1127 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 TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL LIFT NE OF THE GULF WATERS
LATER TODAY BUT A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF HAS
SHIFTED EAST BUT IS FORECAST TO SHIFT BACK INTO THE EASTERN GULF
AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE WEEKEND. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE 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...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. A WEAK LOW PRES IS ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS NEAR 24N80W. 
THE LOW PRES WILL REACH THE NW BAHAMAS THIS EVENING...BE NEAR 
30N76W FRI MORNING AND N OF AREA FRI EVENING...THE MOVE BACK 
INTO THE SW N ATLC LATE SAT OR EARLY SUN REACHING N FLORIDA LATE
 SUN OR EARLY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NEAR BERMUDA MON.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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.