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FZNT25 KNHC 201542
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU MAY 20 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 ALONG 29N WILL MOVE E OF AREA FRI AS A
TROUGH ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS DRIFTS TO THE NW. LOW
PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH TONIGHT THEN
SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH LATE SAT AND TURN TO THE NW SUN
POSSIBLY REACHING THE FAR N CENTRAL PORTION BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 70W LATE SAT THROUGH
SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 67W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT EARLY
FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E
OF 76W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT.. EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT E OF 70W LATE SAT
INTO SUN. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF
BAHAMAS S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS
WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW PART
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SW
PART 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER NE PORTION.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 72W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO N WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL FROM 23N TO 27N
AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL STRENGTHEN
FROM THE WESTERN ATLC SAT THROUGH MON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE
OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND
SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH MON AS A BROAD
TROUGH AND WEAL LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE BAHAMAS. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR TRADES TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED
WEATHER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. A WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH MAY FORM IN THE SW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT. E OF
85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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