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FZNT25 KNHC 010922
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAY 01 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N65W WILL REMAIN NEAR
STATIONARY OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE MORNING
THEN DRIFT E THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE FAR NW WATERS TUE THEN PULL N OF THE AREA BY WED

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
77W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W SEAS 5 TO 7
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 6 FT.
TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 25N E OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 15N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES OVER SW
ATLC 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 EARLY SUN
REACHING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
EARLY MON...BECOMING STATIONARY FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN ON TUE AND
DISSIPATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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 DIMINISHING TO 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 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 82W
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER
THE N PORTION OF THE SW TROPICAL ATLC WILL DRIFT E THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING LATER TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY TUE THEN
SUBSIDE BY WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT S OF 20N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N.
.MON...W OF 83W 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
83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT M OF 19N DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF
19N. .TUE...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E
OF 83W 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
83W 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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