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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 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...A RIDGE FROM 28N65W SW TO S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT E
OF AREA SAT NIGHT INTO MON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT
DROPS S INTO THE FAR N WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN...AND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO S
FLORIDA SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO THE
CENTRAL CUBA MON...THEN THE E PORTION WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE
MON WHILE THE REST OF FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH TUE AS
A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE REGION
INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
WATERS THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 70W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 68W.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 69W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT....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 AND WED...S OF 24N INCLUDING VICINITY
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SE 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL SHIFT SE OF THE
GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS
WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT MORNING AND REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF WHILE DROPPING S
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL
THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON SUN WHILE THE EASTERN
PORTION DISSIPATES OVER THE FAR SE GULF AS STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDS SE. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES W OF THE
GULF WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND
MIDDLE IN SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE EASTERN GULF MON THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
COAST NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 K. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING
NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN 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 3 TO 5 FT SUN. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 FT
...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS NE 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT ...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N
OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 S OF 24N NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N.
.WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N
TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ABOUT 150 NM NE OF THE BAHAMAS
WITH A RIDGE SW TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E OF AREA BY LATE SUN
NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT SWEEPS SE ACROSS THE SW
N ATLC SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES IN ITS
WAKE BUILDS S. THE FRONT WILL THEN WEAKENS OVER THE SE WATERS
OF THE SW N ATLC MON THROUGH WED AS THE HIGH STRENGTHENS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS. A TROPICAL
WAVE CURRENTLY WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN EVENING AND
MOVE ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE MORNING BEFORE ENTERING
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER TUE INTO WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 NIGHT...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...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS OCCASIONALLY 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 OT 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E OF 84W INCLUDING VICINITY E CUBA AND
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT LATE MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
TUE... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT WED.


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