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FZNT25 KNHC 081510
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 FOLLOWED BY FRESH N WINDS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND SE WATERS MON THROUGH WED. A
LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL
BUILDS 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT....NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
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 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 1019 MB HIGH JUST OFF THE SW FLORIDA COAST
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN
COLLAPSE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS MOVES
S INTO THE N GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND W TO E ALONG 27N/28N
BY THIS EVENING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WHILE DROPPING S ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF...REACHING SOUTH FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING. 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 OVER TEXAS
AND NE MEXICO WILL TIGHT THE PRES GRADIENT AND PRODUCE
INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF
MON AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS MON EVENING THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
NE PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING W TO NW THIS EVENING THEN NW TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO NEAR 4 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO TO N 10 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT S OF 24N MON EVENING. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N
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 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.

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. FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN 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 TUE INTO WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT S OF 20N...HIGHEST SE PART AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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 8 TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W WED.

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