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FZNT25 KNHC 221533
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 22 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...COMPLEX BROAD LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WITH
MEAN CENTER NEAR 21.5N70W 1011 MB THIS MORNING. A NEW LOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING OR TONIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF
26N68W WITH TROUGH TRAILING S-SW TO HISPANIOLA. THIS NEW LOW
WILL MEANDER SLOWLY TOWARD THE NW...REACHING NEAR 29N71W MON
EVENING...NEAR 30N74W TUE EVENING...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA
WED. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE N AND NE PERIPHERY
OF THIS NEW LOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT...AND SHIFT NW WITH THE LOW THROUGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 70W TONIGHT AND N OF
28N E OF 73W SUN AND SUN NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W LATE. SEAS
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12
FT LATE. S OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
26N BETWEEN 75W AND 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 27N E OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 72W.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N BETWEEN 73W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING
SE TO S AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 73W.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W
OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N CENTRAL
WATERS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 70W SW TO
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SW OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N CENTRAL WATERS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST FROM THE SOUTH HALF
OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND E BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH CENTRAL
AMERICA THROUGH MON. A WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE FROM THE
EASTERN U.S. SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG
THE N COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL
AMERICA AND THE EXTREME W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD.
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE NE OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MAINTAIN
LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE TROPICS THROUGH TUE. A
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC SUN AND SUN NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N THROUGH
TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W.

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