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FZNT25 KNHC 142133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 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...WEAK COLD FRONT MEANDERING ALONG ABOUT 30N E OF 70W
WILL SINK SLOWLY SE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES
CENTERS ON EITHER SIDE OF FRONT WILL SINK SE AND GRADUALLY
MERGE THROUGH SUN BEFORE COLLAPSING AND BEING REPLACED BY A
NEW 1023 MB HIGH NEAR BERMUDA TUE. MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS
WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN PART OF AREA THROUGH MON THEN
DIMINISH TUE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NW PART AHEAD
OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 75W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
BUILD TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT W
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NE OF BASIN MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E-SE
WINDS OVER EASTERN HALF OF BASIN...STRONGER OVER STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER WESTERN GULF DRIFT NE THROUGH
FORECAST PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT
TO 11 FT IN THE FLORIDA CURRENT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT...HIGHER IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI
THEN WEAKEN FURTHER AND SHIFT SE THROUGH MON...ALLOWING WINDS
TO DIMINISH. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 66W EARLY THIS EVENING WILL
MOVE W 15-20 KT AND SPREAD ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN S OF 15N OVERNIGHT. A NEXT ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE W ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SAT AND
SAT EVENING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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