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FZNT25 KNHC 101517
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAY 10 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM 29N65W TO NEAR CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON
AND MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT. 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 FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NE TO 22N65W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH TONIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART AND ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N
E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 8 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...STRONG HIGH PRES IS BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF
WATERS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOWER PRES OVER TEXAS
AND NE MEXICO WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS
THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD E ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TONIGHT 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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...E TO 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 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO
E WINDS S OF 25N. 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
THE FORECAST PERIOD TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N...
HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
8 TO 11 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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