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FZNT25 KNHC 051616
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 29N66W WILL MERGE OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRES CURRENTLY N OF THE AREA. THE MERGED HIGH
WILL BE NEAR 30N65W THU MORNING THEN SLIDE E INTO THE CENTRAL
ATLC THROUGH FRI AND OVER THE E CENTRAL ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND.
A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA NE TO
NEAR 31N80W WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE FAR NW WATERS THROUGH 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
AND REACH FROM 30N71W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL SUN AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 21N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE
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 21N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PORTIONS SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF THE
BAHAMAS TO CUBA TODAY.
.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...STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO NEAR 27N89W
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 COAST 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS N OF FRONT. 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 1020 MB 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 81W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N SE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO
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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