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FZNT25 KNHC 241546
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAY 24 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...BROAD AND ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRES PERSISTS
ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THIS MORNING CENTERED ALONG 69/70W...WITH
MEAN CENTER NEAR 28N69.5W 1007 MB...AND TROUGH EXTENDING S
THEN SW TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL SHIFT NW
THROUGH LATE WED AS CENTRAL LOW PRES REACHES NEAR 32N74W...AND
THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT BACK SLOWLY TOWARD THE E-NE DURING THE
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE NW ATLC. AN ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRAG E ACROSS
THE NW WATERS THU REACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 73W SHIFTING N OF AREA EARLY TUE
MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH S TO SW
WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM 25N TO 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF
25N AND 9 TO 14 FT FROM 25N TO 28N. N OF 28N W OF 73W NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM 75W TO 73W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N
TO NW WINDS S OF 25N E OF 73W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3
TO 6 FT S OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 72W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 76W AND 71W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W
OF 71W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2
FT SW BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 71W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT SW BAHAMAS. S
OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED ...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS..HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA
S-SW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT W TO THE NW GULF AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAK TROUGH WILL STALL OVER THE FAR NE
PORTION TUE AND WED THEN MOVE SE THROUGH THE WATERS E OF 85W
THU FOLLOWED BY A SECOND STRONGER TROUGH ON FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20
KT S OF 22N DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD AND ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRES PERSISTS
ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THIS MORNING CENTERED ALONG 69/70W WITH
TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. LOW AND TROUGH
WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH LATE WED AND ALLOW HIGH PRES TO
BUILD W ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.
THE LOW AND TROUGH WILL THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT BACK SLOWLY TOWARD
THE E-NE DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONTAL
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NW ATLC. THIS WILL INDUCE WEAKENING HIGH
PRES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND DRIFT SLOWLY N THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 19N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 18N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW OF TROUGH FROM E CUBA TO NE NICARAGUA NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E TO SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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