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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 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 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 28N66W WILL DRIFT TO JUST E OF
AREA THU MORNING WHILE A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NW
WATERS SLOWLY MOVES E AND DISSIPATES. RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND
FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BEGINNING THU NIGHT
THROUGH SAT...THEN BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD LATE SUN 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
NEAR WEST PALM BEACH 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 70W AND 77W AND FAR
NW PORTION.
.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 W OF 76W S TO SW.
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 FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO NEAR
25N90W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT E
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. 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 NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON WITH THE WESTERN
PORTION BECOMING A WARM FRONT FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR
27N85W LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SAT AND SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT AND TROUGH 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 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 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT.
.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 S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
...EXCEPT N OF FRONT SW 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. 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 CREATED BETWEEN HIGH PRES S
OF BERMUDA AND LOW PRES ACROSS S AND CENTRAL AMERICA CONTINUES
TO RESULT IN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU
NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH THEN FORMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
INTO SAT AND DISSIPATES SUN AS A BROAD AREA OF STRONG HIGH
PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND NE GULF. AS A
RESULT...THE TRADES WILL ONLY WEAKEN BRIEF BEFORE INCREASING
AGAIN MON IN THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE
CARIBBEAN SEA.

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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 81W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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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