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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
521 PM 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...FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF
LIES ON THE W SIDE OF RIDGING CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF. THE
RIDGE WILL SHIFT W SAT AND WEAKEN AS A LOW PRES SYSTEM MAKES ITS
WAY FROM THE ATLC INTO NE FLORIDA THROUGH SUN. THIS LOW WILL
MEANDER OVER N FLORIDA AND S GEORGIA LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. A
GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF SAT THROUGH
TUE. 

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO 1008 MB LOW 
PRES OVER KEY LARGO FLORIDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE LOW 
PRES SYSTEM WILL REACH THE NW BAHAMAS TONIGHT...BE NEAR 29N77W 
FRI AND N OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT...THEN RETURN S OF 31N LATE 
SAT...REACHING NE FLORIDA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT 
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH BERMUDA MON INTO TUE.   

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.