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FZNT25 KNHC 011519
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER
THE ENTIRE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEAR THE NE PORTION OF
THE SW ATLC THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT FRESH BREEZE ON
THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS HIGH PRES. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CLIP THE FAR NW WATERS LATE TUE INTO WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 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 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. 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 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. 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

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 SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY
MON...FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
EARLY TUE...THEN WEAKEN LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF 87W LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT.
.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 9 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 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 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 S THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING BY SUN. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL
PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE THEN SUBSIDE BY
WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 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 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N E
OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N...HIGHEST SE PART AND 2 TO 4
FT N OF 20N.

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