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FZNT25 KNHC 120909
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED MAY 12 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 26N70W
WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
AREA RESULTING INCREASING E WINDS PRIMARILY OVER THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT THEN DECREASE SOME ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
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...HIGH PRES ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD AND LOW PRES
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS PRODUCING MODERATE TO SE WINDS
ACROSS THE GULF. THIS PATTERN WILL GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH
THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY 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
.TODAY 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...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER ATLC N OF THE AREA WILL
CONTINUE MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE FRI THEN DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH
WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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