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FZNT25 KNHC 032121
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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...N OF 29N E OF FRONT 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 29N. FROM 24N TO
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SLACKENING GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES E OF AREA AND
FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM 30N87W TO 26N93W TO WEAKENING 1010 MB LOW
PRES NEAR 23N93W AND TROUGH TO 21N90W WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DROP
BELOW 20 KT E OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. 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 FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND ALONG THE GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST WED
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.
.SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT.
SEAS 1 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
.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 AND WED NIGHT...W OF 86W 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 86W 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 W 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.
.SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20
KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS
10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LEE OF CUBA AT NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.

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