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FZNT27 KNHC 241527
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1127 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 TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL LIFT NE OF THE GULF WATERS
LATER TODAY BUT A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF HAS
SHIFTED EAST BUT IS FORECAST TO SHIFT BACK INTO THE EASTERN GULF
AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE WEEKEND. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT LATE. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.