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FZNT25 KNHC 152133
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 30N/31N
WILL BEGIN TO TILT SE LATE SUN THEN SHIFT E LATE MON THROUGH
WED AS A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES E OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
S PORTION OF THIS FRONT WILL DRAG E ACROSS FAR NW PORTIONS WED
NIGHT THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 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 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N E OF 70W.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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
FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT IN MIXED SE AND N SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES 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
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...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
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT
WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT. 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ACROSS W ATLC
ALONG 30N/31N WILL BEGIN TO TILT SE LATE SUN THEN SHIFT E LATE
MON THROUGH WED AS A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES E OFF THE
EASTERN SEABOARD. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W ACROSS W VENEZUELA
AND INTO COLOMBIA WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. A TANDEM OF TWO TROPICAL
WAVES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS S OF 10N THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUN...ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIVE WEATHER.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E OF 80W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N.
.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 TUE....N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N
E OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE PART.

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