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FZNT25 KNHC 060945
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU MAY 06 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 28.5N63W WILL DRIFT JUST E OF
AREA TODAY WHILE A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS
SLOWLY MOVES E AND DISSIPATES. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND
FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BEGINNING TONIGHT 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
.TODAY...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
3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF SE BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 70W AND
77W AND FAR NW PORTION.
.TONIGHT 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....NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE BY
AFTERNOON. 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 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM CENTRAL GULF NEAR
25.5N90W EXTENDING NE ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DRIFTING E AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING FRI AND FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE SW FLORIDA COAST THIS EVENING THEN DRIFT N
AND COLLAPSE LATE FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE
OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS THIS EVENING 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
MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS W PORTIONS WHILE
SINKING S ACROSS E PORTIONS...AND REACHING SE LOUISIANA TO
NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING AND
LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.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 SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT MORNING...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT SAT NIGHT AND NE TO E SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 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
.TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...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.
.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 NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT BECOMING N 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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 SOUTH
AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH
SAT. A WEAK HIGH WILL BRIEFLY FORM OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO
TONIGHT INTO SAT AND THEN COLLAPSE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND NE GULF BEHIND A COLD FRONT. AS
A RESULT...THE TRADES WILL WEAKEN BRIEFLY OVER THE WEEKEND
BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MON ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE S OF
20N 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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