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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT THU MAY 06 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...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO DAYTONA
BEACH FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING.
A 1021 MB HIGH JUST NE OF THE AREA NEAR 29N64W WILL EXTEND
A RIDGE SW TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA OVERNIGHT THROUGH SAT
...THEN RETREAT E OF AREA LATE SUN THROUGH MON AS A COLD FRONT
DROPS S INTO THE FAR N WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 30N71W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL BY SUN AFTERNOON...
AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH BY EARLY MON
THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDS S INTO THE REGION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW OVERNIGHT. SEA 2 TO 3 FT. SE
OF FRONT TO 26N AND W OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 76W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 68W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 74W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS SW AND CENTRAL PORTIONS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 25N E OF
76W...AND TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N W OF 76W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM JUST S OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO
NEAR 25N90W WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT INTO FRI MORNING AS A
WEAK HIGH PRES CELL FORMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE
HIGH WILL DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE BY SAT EVENING. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING OVER FAR WESTERN WATERS AS LOW PRES
DEEPENS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP S ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
ACROSS W PORTIONS WHILE SINKING S ACROSS E PORTIONS...REACHING
SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA SUN MORNING BEFORE
DISSIPATING AND LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. A LARGE
AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS S ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND
EASTERN GULF LATER MON AND TUE AS LOW PRES AGAIN INTENSIFIES
W OF THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 FT NEAR
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.
.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 THROUGH 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 INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. 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.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY
...THEN BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH
TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR
TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 24N E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 2 TO
3 FT. .SAT THROUGH 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.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...GRADIENT 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 SAT. A WEAK HIGH WILL
BRIEFLY FORM OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FRI THROUGH
SAT...THEN DISSIPATE 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 AND TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 86W 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 THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY
TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 OT 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 20N E OF 80W 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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