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FZNT25 KNHC 031531
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1131 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES LOCATED E OF FLORIDA NEAR 31N75W EXTENDS A
RIDGE W ACROSS THE N GULF STATES YIELDING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN. A NARROW ZONE OF FRESH TO STRONG SE
WINDS AND STRONG TSTMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH
OF THE E GULF BEFORE WEAKENING LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REORGANIZE JUST OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST FRI
AND DRIFT S TO NW BAHAMAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH RIDGE
EXTENDING W ACROSS THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NE WATERS TODAY AND
STALL ALONG 25N E OF 70W ON FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON SAT. A
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE WESTERN
WATERS FRI REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS ON FRI THEN BECOME ABSORBED
BY A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON
SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN WATERS
SAT...EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN AND EXTEND
ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS ON MON.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.