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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 29N/30N
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.
THE SOUTHERN 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 AND WED...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.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 FT IN MIXED
SE AND N SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N/30N EXTENDING
FROM W ATLC INTO NE GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY SE THROUGH TUE AS A
WEAK COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SE U.S. THE WEAK FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO SINK S TO THE NE GULF COASTS TUE THEN MEANDER
ACROSS THE NE GULF WED AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE 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 S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 29N/30N 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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