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FZNT25 KNHC 021533
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N65W WILL DRIFT E
OF THE AREA TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT
AND REMAINS OFF THE NE FL COAST FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W THROUGH
THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W 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...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST S PART. 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 W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S
PART. 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 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT AND BECOMING W BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING NE TO E BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES E OF AREA AND
COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO 22N98W AND 999 MB LOW PRES NEAR
21N96W WILL MAINTAIN STRONG S WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL GULF INTO
TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF
REACHING FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 1010 MB LOW PRES
NEAR 23N95W MON MORNING...WEAKEN TUE AS THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND
DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF WED AND THU.
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE LATE THU IN W GULF AS TROUGHING

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT
IN SE SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SW N OF 28N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N PORTION.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW N OF
28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 S TO 3 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO
6 FT S OF 25N. .MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT IN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN
STRAITS OF FL.
.TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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 SHIFTS E INTO CENTRAL ATLC 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. 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.
.MON...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 17N E OF 78W E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N S
OF CUBA.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 85W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N S OF CUBA.
.TUE...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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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