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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 01 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N65W WILL DRIFT TO JUST E
OF THE AREA TUE. A WEAK HIGH CENTER WILL FORM NEAR 28N73W WED
AND THU WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGHOUT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF 68W AND 2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 68W AND 73W.
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 S OF 22N
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N E
OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 W OF 78W.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20
KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 W OF 77W 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT W OF 77W 4 TO 6 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. 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 75W 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 26N E OF 74W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. W OF 73W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES WELL E OF
THE AREA AND A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG EASTERN TEXAS WILL
MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF
INTO LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
NW GULF AS A COLD FRONT SUN MORNING...REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON...WEAKEN FROM W
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY
TUE...AND DISSIPATE WED. LIGHT SE TO S WINDS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA LATE WED INTO THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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
6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...NW OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 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 24N STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 83W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .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 AND THU...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 2 FT WED...AND 1 FT
THU.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
CARIBBEAN DUE TO HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND LOWER PRES OVER
THE GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG SE
WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
PORTIONS. WITH THE HIGH MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC BY WED AS
A WEAK FRONT REACHES THE MIDDLE GULF OF MEXICO...THE GRADIENT
WILL RELAX ALLOWING FOR THESE WINDS TO WEAKEN. A WEAKENING
STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS OF THE N PORTION
OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WILL DISSIPATE SUN MORNING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 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 AND MON NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT....DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. 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 S OF 18N E OF 78W
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 78W 5 TO 7
FT.
.THU...NE TO E 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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