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FZNT25 KNHC 031524
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 1025 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N66W WILL DRIFT
E OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED THEN CONTINUES E TO NEAR
BERMUDA THROUGH FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E
OF FRONT TO 76W 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 4 FT. N
OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT
E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .THU AND FRI...E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 29N W
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 29N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SLACKENING GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES E OF AREA AND
COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N93W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
WEAKENING 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N94W AND TROUGH TO 20N92W
WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DROP BELOW 20 KT OUTSIDE OF THE IMMEDIATE
AREA E OF FRONT OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT E ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST REACHING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 26N89W
WITH TROUGH TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE THEN THE N
PORTION WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WHILE THE GULF
PORTION DISSIPATES WED. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF
WED THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE LATE THU THROUGH FRI
IN W GULF AS A NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 24N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT..EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E
TO SE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 KT NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. 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 AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 25N.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20
KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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 DUE TO HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
AND FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO RESULT
IN FRESH SE WINDS IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. FRESH TRADE WINDS
LIE S OF THE HIGH IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRES SHIFTS E
INTO CENTRAL ATLC WED AS WEAK FRONT REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF
OF MEXICO...RELAXING THE GRADIENT AND ALLOWING NW CARIBBEAN
WINDS TO WEAKEN BY TUE AND TRADES TO WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E OF 79W
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 4 FT N
OF 20N S OF CUBA.
.TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 85W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 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 W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20
KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 86W S OF 18N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 86W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 19N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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