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FZNT25 KNHC 151420
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 15 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 RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM E TO W ALONG 30N TO 31N
THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT E WED ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO
THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS WED
NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT S AND EXTEND
E TO W ALONG 28N AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PASSES E ACROSS THE
NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS MON AND TUE. THE RIDGE WILL BECOME
ORIENTATED N TO S ALONG 90W WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW WATERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS S OF
10N THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE GRADIENT RELAXING
SOME BY MID WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S
OF 18N W OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED....N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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