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FZNT25 KNHC 041532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 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...1023 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N66W WILL DRIFT
VERY SLOWLY E-SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED THEN COLLAPSE INTO A
WEAK AND NARROW W TO E RIDGE ALONG 27N THU AND FRI. WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL EXIT N FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED THEN CONTINUE E TO NEAR BERMUDA
THROUGH FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 70W AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF 70W. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 21N TO 23N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND
FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT E OF
70W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 3 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST SE PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 1013 MB LOW
PRES NEAR 29N88W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N92W WILL DRIFT SE
AND REACH FROM THE NE GULF TO NEAR NW YUCATAN THROUGH WED
MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU EVENING. WEAK
HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE OVER THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THU THROUGH FRI IN S AND W
GULF AS A NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI
NIGHT AND THEN EXTENDS ALONG THE GULF NORTH WATERS BY SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT. BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO
NE WINDS E OF LOW PRES. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
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...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT.
.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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT LATE AND SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 N PART WED.
.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 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES S OF
BERMUDA AND LOW PRES ACROSS S AND CENTRAL AMERICA CONTINUES TO
RESULT IN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN.
HIGH PRES S OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFTS E-SE AND WEAKEN WED THROUGH
THU AS A WEAK FRONT REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. TRADES
WILL WEAKEN ACROSS ALL BUT SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 86W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF
19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. N
OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO
3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN
GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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