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FZNT25 KNHC 050934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 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 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 27.5N63W WILL DRIFT E-SE AND
WEAKEN TODAY...THEN REDEVELOP TO THE N ALONG ABOUT 30N TONIGHT
THEN SLIDE E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH FRI AND OVER THE E
CENTRAL ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM
N FLORIDA NE ACROSS COASTAL ZONES OF THE SE U.S. WILL MEANDER
ACROSS THE FAR NW WATERS THIS MORNING THEN DRIFT N AND EXIT THE
AREA THIS EVENING. THE REMNANTS OF THIS FRONT WILL BE FORCED SE
AND INTO NW PORTIONS THU NIGHT AND DRIFT E TO NEAR 75W FRI
BEFORE DISSIPATING. A NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SINK SE
ACROSS FAR NW PORTIONS SUN AMD REACH FROM 30N71W TO NEAR CAPE
CANAVERAL SUN AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PORTIONS SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN SE
BAHAMAS AND 69W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF
74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF
76W. 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 E OF
BAHAMAS... AND NEAR 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN....N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 27N SW TO
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND NEAR 1 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA BIG
BEND SW TO NEAR 26N90W WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE NE GULF AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE E GULF LATE THU THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE BEGINNING THU AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS AS
LOW PRES DEEPENS WELL NW OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO SINK S ALONG THE GULF COASTS
SAT AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE SE ACROSS THE NE GULF SUN REACHING
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPA BAY BY SUN AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 NEAR THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU 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 NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT
NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SAT BECOMING N TO
NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT SUN. 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 NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE
EVENINGS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SAT BECOMING N TO
NW 10 KT SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFTING NE 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.
THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E-SE AND WEAKEN TODAY AS A WEAK FRONT
MEANDERS ACROSS THE NE GULF OF MEXICO. A NEW WEAK HIGH WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE SE AND E GULF LATE THU AND FRI AND ACT TO
RESTRENGTHEN THE TRADES OVER THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF
THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. N OF 20N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING
GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 84W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 AND SUN...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF
OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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