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FZNT25 KNHC 070934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI MAY 07 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 1021 MB HIGH JUST NE OF THE AREA NEAR 29N64W WITH
RIDGE EXTENDING W-SW ACROSS S FLORIDA WILL 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS NE GULF LIFTING SLOWLY N
WILL LIFT N AND INTO THE N COASTS BY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK HIGH
PRES CELL FORMING OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EXPANDS W AND
NW. 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
PORTIONS OF THE GULF...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING AND
LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TONIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT.
.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 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO
4 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING
TO NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS BUILDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. 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 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20
KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...THE ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE...CENTERED ON A 1020 MB
HIGH SE OF BERMUDA...WILL SHIFT E-SE THROUGH SUN AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE NE GULF AND ACROSS N FLORIDA. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC LATE SUN THROUGH TUE
TO GREATLY INCREASE THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY
WELL E OF THE AREA WILL ENTER S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS SUN NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E OF 86W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO NEAR 7 FT SE PORTIONS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. 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...N OF 20N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE TUE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT.

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