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FZNT25 KNHC 030853
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON MAY 03 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...A 1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N65W WILL DRIFT
E OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED BEFORE CONTINUING E TO
NEAR BERMUDA FRI AN GRADUALLY DISSIPATING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27 W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 BECOMING 10 TO 15 TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 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 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES E OF AREA AND
STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N92W TO A WEAKENING 1008 MB LOW PRES
NEAR 21N94W AND WILL MAINTAIN STRONG S WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL
GULF TODAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT E OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA FROM A 1011 MB LOW PRES TO
21N92W EARLY TUE THEN THE N PORTION WILL MOVE OFF THE NE COAST
OF FLORIDA LATE EVENING AND THE GULF PORTION DISSIPATES WED.
WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF WED EVENING THROUGH FRI.
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE LATE THU THROUGH FRI IN W GULF AS
TROUGHING BUILDS OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL N OF 24N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N PORTION.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N W
OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THU
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5
KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 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 BY TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E OF 78W NE
TO 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 3 FT N
OF 20N S OF CUBA.
.TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 79W NE TO 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 AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT..
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 18N W OF 84W IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND
2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N.

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