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FZNT25 KNHC 120302
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM NEAR 25.5N65W
TO 22N76W WILL SINK SLOWLY SE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU AS A
LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRES SHIFTS SE ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE
REGION. RESULTING TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE FRESH
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS PRIMARILY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND
OCCASIONALLY 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT THROUGH WED.
.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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SAT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND SE
SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY SAT GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES ALONG THE ATLANTIC
SEABOARD AND STRONG LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS
PRODUCING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER ALL BUT THE NE GULF
TONIGHT AND RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW ACROSS
THE BASIN. THIS PATTERN WILL GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH THU
NIGHT BEFORE A WEAKENED HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE ATLC W
ALONG THE NE GULF...RESULTING IN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
EASTERLY WINDS FRI THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...HIGHEST S.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20
KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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...A LARGE 1030 MB HIGH JUST OFF THE MID ATLC COAST OF
THE U.S. WILL SHIFT SE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU...AND
GRADUALLY CREATE AN EAST-WEST RIDGE ALONG 30N. THIS WILL
MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AND FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS
ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU BEFORE THE HIGH PRES
RIDGE WEAKENS FURTHER AND SINKS TO ALONG 28/29N OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW THE TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...WHILE STRENGTHENING ACROSS THE TROPICAL

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT E OF 82W. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT E OF 77W
AND 4 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8
FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF 20N LATE...AND BECOMING E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO
10 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8
FT BY SUN. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING E 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N EARLY SUN. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF

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