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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 09 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 29N65W TO NEAR CENTRAL BAHAMAS
MON AFTERNOON AND MOVES E OF AREA MON NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT
...A LARGE AND STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS
THE REGION TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT WITH INCREASING WINDS
AND SEAS PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI. WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE SE PORTION WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
THROUGH MON AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT....N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT E OF 75W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
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 SE PART AND ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 76W THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR SE
BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
LATE THU. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 74W
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO
26N87W...THEN BECOMES STATIONARY NW TO HOUSTON TEXAS. THE COLD
FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT PUSHES SE OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT
...WHILE THE STATIONARY FRONT LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE S ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES
W OF THE GULF WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS
THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. THESE CONDITIONS
SHOULD THEN SUBSIDE BEGINNING LATE THU THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES
SETTLES IN OVER THE NE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA COAST.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF
88W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120
NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS E 20 TO 25
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.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...
THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF
25N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO
25 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S
OF 24N TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 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...THEN INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED.
.FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC
DURING NEXT WEEK TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN SEA AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL
N ATLC THU AND FRI. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...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
TONIGHT. 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 WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W 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.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...
EXCEPT N OF 21N E OF 83W 3 TO 5 FT.


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