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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 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 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. THE FRONT WILL 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
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH....S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
AND MOVING INTO FAR SE PART LATE.
.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 S OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...AND S OF 24N E OF 68W.
.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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO
NEAR 26N89W WILL DISSIPATE 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 THE 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 DROPPING S ACROSS THE E PORTION...REACHING FROM
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.
.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...THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF AREA
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 SUN. A WEAK
HIGH DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FRI THROUGH
SAT...THEN DISSIPATES SUN ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO WEAKEN
BRIEFLY OVER THE WEEKEND. TRADES THEN INCREASE AGAIN MON AND
TUE AS STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE SW N ATLC...AND
LOW PRES INTENSIFIES OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. A TROPICAL WAVE
CURRENTLY WELL E OF THE AREA MAY MOVE THROUGH THE FAR SOUTHERN
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS 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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