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FZNT27 KNHC 020805
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
405 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS SW ACROSS THE NW AND W COASTAL
PLAINS AND A LOW LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING NW THROUGH THE N CENTRAL
WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT N OF AREA AS THE TROUGH DISSIPATES
TONIGHT INTO THU. A SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE
EASTERN WATERS WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING OVER THE
WESTERN GULF ON SAT NIGHT AND SUN.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.