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FZNT25 KNHC 080933
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 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...1021 MB HIGH SE OF BERMUDA EXTENDING W-SW TO S
FLORIDA WILL RETREAT E OF AREA TONIGHT INTO MON IN RESPONSE TO
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP S INTO THE FAR N WATERS LATE
TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. 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...A WEAK 1017 MB HIGH JUST OFF THE SW FLORIDA COAST
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN
COLLAPSE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT OVER SE TEXAS MOVES S
INTO THE N GULF. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS
MORNING AND EXTEND W TO E ALONG 28N BY THIS EVENING THEN
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WHILE
DROPPING S ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF...REACHING FROM SE TEXAS TO
SOUTHERN FLORIDA BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION DISSIPATES OVER THE FAR SE GULF AS
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION
OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES S AND W OF THE GULF WILL INCREASE THE
PRES GRADIENT AND PRODUCE INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS
MON EVENING THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY 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 TONIGHT 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
TONIGHT...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
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT EARLY
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THEN N
TO NE 15 KT LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT...AND SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT SUN. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
NEAR 1 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...
EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT S OF 24N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...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...1021 MB HIGH CENTERED SE OF BERMUDA WITH RIDGE
EXTENDING W-SW TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E-NE OF AREA BY LATE SUN
NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE
SW N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION SUN NIGHT THROUGH
WED TO INCREASE THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE UPPER KEYS SUN NIGHT THEN
GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND SE WATERS OF THE SW
N ATLC MON THROUGH WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL
DOMINATE MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN MON EVENING THROUGH WED.. A
TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN EVENING AND MOVE W ACROSS THOSE
WATERS THROUGH TUE MORNING BEFORE SCRAPING THE SE CARIBBEAN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO 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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