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FZNT25 KNHC 020922
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN MAY 02 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 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. 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...W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF
76W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 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 THROUGH THU...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 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.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES WELL E OF
THE AREA AND A COLD 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 ACROSS THE NW GULF
REACHING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO EARLY
MON...WEAKEN FROM BECOMING STATIONARY EARLY TUE...AND
DISSIPATE WED. LIGHT SE TO S WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 25N...AND TO 4 TO
6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE...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 IN NW PORTION.
.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 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N IN IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS N
OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT AND S OF 24N 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 84W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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.

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 NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN PORTIONS.
HIGH PRES EXPANDS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC BY WED AS A WEAK FRONT
REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO RELAXING THE GRADIENT AND
ALLOWING FOR THE CARIBBEAN WINDS TO WEAKEN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 5 FT S OF
20N. .MON...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E
OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT N OF 20N.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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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