000 FZNT27 KNHC 240851 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 451 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO IS MAINTAINING FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL LIFT NE OF THE GULF WATERS LATE FRI. A BROAD TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER SE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT...WEAKEN SAT...AND RETURN SUN INTO MON AS THE TROUGH RETROGRADES W INTO THE EASTERN GULF. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.