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FZNT27 KNHC 120857
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
457 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT
E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT
APPROACHES THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES THAT
SETTLES IN OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION BY SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL
THEN SHIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF BY MON WITH SE MODERATE RETURN
FLOW SETTING UP OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN WATERS. A DIURNAL
TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO FORM OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING
THE EVENINGS... AND SHIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF IN THE
OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS WHILE WEAKENING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E OF 87W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
W OF 87W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 90W.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...E OF 87W...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
W OF 87W...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E OF 87W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
W OF 87W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...E OF 87W...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. W OF 87W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 87W AND
90W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 87W.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.