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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 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...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT NE OF
AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
DROP S INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE TONIGHT. 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 BUILD INTO THE REGION INCREASING THE PRES
GRADIENT PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W S TO SW BECOMING NW LATE. 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 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 23N E OF 68W.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF
69W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. 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 MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 70W.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 25N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 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 7 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.
.THU...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 24N TO 28N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO INLAND
CENTRAL TEXAS WILL MOVE SE AS A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT E OF 89W
OVERNIGHT...WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT LIFTS BACK N
AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES
OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO WILL TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT AND
PRODUCE INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND
MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...THE WEAKEN OVER MOST SECTIONS ON THU
AS HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE NE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO
NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN COAST.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN
90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W DURING LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W MON NIGHT E 20 KT.
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 WITHIN 120
NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING NE TO E 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE NW TO TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND BUILDING TO 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 AND THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE WED...AND INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL WILL SHIFT 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 MOVING THROUGH THE SE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH WED AND THE
S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W
4 TO 6 FT.
.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...
EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL.


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