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FZNT25 KNHC 071511
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 1022 MB HIGH JUST E OF THE AREA NEAR 30N54W WITH
RIDGE EXTENDING W ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL RETREAT E LATE SUN
THROUGH MON AS A COLD FRONT DROPS S INTO THE FAR N WATERS LATE
SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO SOUTH FLORIDA
SUN AND FROM 31N64W TO NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 28N35W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON AND
GRADUALLY 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2
TO 3 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 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. FROM 25N 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 25N 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 10 TO
15 KT 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 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE W OF 76W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS NE GULF WILL SLOWLY LIFT
N AND INTO THE N COASTS BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK HIGH PRES
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. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT WILL THEN BUILD S ACROSS THE GULF LATE SAT THROUGH
TUE AS LOW PRES AGAIN INTENSIFIES W OF THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 10 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W 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 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N
OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT S OF 24N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT
BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT
NIGHT... THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 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 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT S OF 24N AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST S OF 24N.

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 1022 MB
HIGH SE OF BERMUDA NEAR 30N54W...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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 86W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E OF 86W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO NEAR 8 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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