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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N74W 1027 MB WITH RIDGE
E TO W ALONG 30N WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS OVER
THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT
SE THROUGH SUN...ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST TUE PRECEDED BY
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 75W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 75W 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S
OF 26N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOALTED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF
70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 75W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 75W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
W PORTION.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE JUST INLAND THE NORTHERN GULF COAST E OF 93W
WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF
THROUGH SAT MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THROUGH SUN
NIGHT AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO SHIFT SE. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NE WATERS ON TUE WHILE A WEAK HIGH
FORMS IN THE NW GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 88W E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO
28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT NEAR
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...AND
BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N...BECOMING
SCATTERED IN THE EVENING.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE MON.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL
HELP TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE THROUGH MON
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE BASIN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 17N
E OF 80W...AND S OF 18N W OF 84W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SAT NIGHT. S OF 20N W OF 80W E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 SAT. S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 K...BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BY SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N BETWEEN 79W
AND 82W. .MON AND TUE....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE
PART BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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