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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 AM EDT FRI MAY 25 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 IS OVER THE WESTERN GULF
ON THE W SIDE OF RIDGING EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF TO NEAR
TAMPICO MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT W THROUGH SAT WHILE
WEAKENING 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. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO 1009 MB LOW
PRES NEAR 28N78W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE LOW PRES SYSTEM
WILL MOVE NE TODAY PASSING N OF 31N THIS EVENING...THEN WILL
TURN BACK TO THE W TO SW THIS WEEKEND REACHING NE FLORIDA LATE
SUN. THIS LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HIGH PRES NEAR BERMUDA WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. 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 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.