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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 15 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 CENTERED NEAR 31N74W 1026 MB WITH RIDGE W TO
NE FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. MODERATE
TO FRESH E WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN PART OF AREA
THROUGH MON THEN DIMINISH TUE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
OVER NW PORTION AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT TUE. THE FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE TUE...AND REACH
FROM NEAR 31N76W TO NEAR NW BAHAMAS WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM
25N TO 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
N OF 28N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
26N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE
GULF THROUGH EARLY MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE
NORTHERN PORTION LATE MON...THEN IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND
FLORIDA LATE TUE INTO WED AS WEAK HIGH PRES FORMS OVER THE N
CENTRAL GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 25N TO 27N SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
NEAR 1 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 MOVE ACROSS THE S PORTIONS OF THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS EARLY SAT THROUGH SAT EVENING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W
BECOMING E TO SE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 82W
2 TO 3 FT.


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