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FZNT25 KNHC 251519
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1119 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.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E 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 THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA WITH THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRES NEAR 31.5N76W. THE LOW
PRES SYSTEM WILL TURN BACK TO THE W TO SW THIS WEEKEND REACHING
NE FLORIDA BY 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.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. 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.