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FZNT25 KNHC 111522
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 11 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 27N65W TO 23N75W WILL MOVE E OF
AREA TONIGHT AS A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE
REGION. AS A RESULT...THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ALLOWING
FOR WINDS TO INCREASE AND SEAS TO BUILD PRIMARILY OVER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND
EASTERN GULF AND STRONG LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS
PRODUCING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE GULF WATERS RESULTING
IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRI AND SUBSIDE ALL SECTIONS EXCEPT THE FAR SE PORTION
THROUGH SAT AS A NEW HIGH CENTER SETTLES IN OVER THE FAR NE
GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
COAST IN THE EVENINGS. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 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 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9
FT S OF 17N E OF 82W.
.WED AND 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 82W.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S
OF 17N E OF 82W.

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