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FZNT27 KNHC 021520
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1120 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...LOW LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS
OFF THE SW LOUISIANA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW AND INLAND
ACROSS LOUISIANA AND FAR SE TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...A
RIDGE EXTENDS W ACROSS THE N COASTAL PLAINS AND WILL SHIFT N OF
AREA AS THE DISTURBANCE DISSIPATES INLAND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT CENTRAL SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 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.