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FZNT25 KNHC 122133
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 26N WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN
PORTION THROUGH SAT THEN DIMINISH ON SUN AS THE HIGH PRES
WEAKENS AND SHIFTS SE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 7 FT EXCEPT 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 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF
THROUGH FRI WITH WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE RELAXING THE PRES
GRADIENT OVER THE WEEKEND.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO
TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 20 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT MON.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...1028 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR BERMUDA WITH W TO E
ALIGNED RIDGE OVER THE W ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG
TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FRI AS IT
DRIFTS SLOWLY S TO ALONG 29N AND WEAKENS. THE HIGH AND
ASSOCIATED RIDGE WILL WEAKEN FURTHER OVER THE WEEKEND AND
SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE AND ALLOW WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH
CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS S OF 13N SAT

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6
TO 9 FT S OF 20N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N E OF 82W.
.SUN AND MON....S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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