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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT WED MAY 05 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 STATIONARY 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 28N66W WILL MERGE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRES CURRENTLY N OF THE AREA. THE
MERGED HIGH WILL BE NEAR 30N65W BY THU MORNING. A WEAK
STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL MOVE SLOWLY E ON
THU WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE
AREA FRI WITH A RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
THE RIDGE WILL THEN BEGIN TO RETREAT E THROUGH MON AS A COLD
FRONT DROPS S INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM 30N71W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL
BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO NW BAHAMAS MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION NEAR AND
ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 71W AND 78W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO NEAR 25N89W
TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY E THROUGH THU
AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. 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 DROP S ALONG THE GULF COAST
SAT AFTERNOON...BECOMING A WARM FRONT FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO
NEAR 27N85W AND COLD FRONT E ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE
SUN...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO SW LOUISIANA MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED
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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 FRI NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FIR NIGHT 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SAT...BECOMING 5 TO
10 KT N TO NE SAT NIGHT AND NE TO E SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N...AND
2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT VARIABLE BECOMING SW THU AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART THROUGH EARLY THU AFTERNOON.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 TO NE AND INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT EARLY SUN...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN AFTERNOON.
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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PART
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST
FAR S PART.


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 PRIMARILY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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
HONDURAS 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.
.MON...S OF 20N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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