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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT FRI APR 30 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS
WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES
CENTERED NEAR 29N68W DRIFTS ESE TO JUST E OF THE AREA BY TUE
AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR
NW WATERS TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT
W OF 78W BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT W OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 74W. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION E OF 77W SW TO W AND
NE TO E W OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT TO THE
FAR E GULF BY LATE SUN...AND TO E OF THE AREA TUE. STRONG PRES
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS
WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
GULF THROUGH SUN EVENING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
GULF SUN...REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON...FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE
...THEN WEAKEN LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
7 TO 9 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO
12 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
IN SE SWELL N OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .TUE...S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SW
ATLC AND LOWER PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO IS PRODUCING FRESH
TO STRONG SE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN...MAINLY W OF 84W
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER
THE N PORTION OF THE SW TROPICAL ATLC WILL DRIFT S THROUGH
TONIGHT AND MOVE E OF AREA ON SAT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL
PERSIST OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN THEN DECREASE
SOME ON MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF
84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N
E OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 18N SAT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 84W
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N 2
TO 4 FT..
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.MON...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF
84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N.
.TUE...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND
2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N.


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