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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT MON MAY 10 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 31N62W TO 26N72W THEN WEAKENING
STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OF
AREA LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION DISSIPATES. 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 SAT. WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE
MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 23N E OF 74W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 23N E OF 74W 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF
70W...AND ALONG FRONT E OF 72W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...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 28N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT LATE FRI. 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 DEEPENING LOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS IS PRODUCING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE
WESTERN GULF RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. AS THE
GRADIENT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN THROUGH THU...WINDS AND SEAS
WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE MIDDLE GULF PORTION AND IN THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE EASTERN GULF. THESE CONDITIONS SUBSIDE
ALL SECTIONS EXCEPT THE FAR SE PORTION THROUGH SAT AS HIGH
PRES THEN SETTLES IN OVER THE NE GULF.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS 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 THROUGH 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 AND SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 CONTINUE TO 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...THEN DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA ON SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 81W INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 81W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT N OF 18N SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W
8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.


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