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FZNT27 KNHC 120232
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1032 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
EASTWARD THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE MEXICAN
AND TEXAS COASTS EARLY SAT...REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO NW YUCATAN BY EARLY MON. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT E AND
BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NE GULF BY LATE TUE AS A WEAK PRES
GRADIENT SETS UP ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE...AND REMAINS IN
PLACE THROUGH WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER E PART.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER E
PART.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.