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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT MON MAY 24 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...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...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF
27N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N
BETWEEN 69W AND 73W WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 75W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.S OF 24N E OF 69W S TO SW
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 28N. .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
SW OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED ...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 NE AND
SE 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 NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN SW 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 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N 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 25N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TUE
NIGHT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES PERSISTS ACROSS THE N
CENTRAL PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH
WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR HIGH PRES TO BUILD SW ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL
THEN SHIFT SE TO OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC FRI AND SAT AS LOW PRES CURRENTLY IN THE SW CARIBBEAN SEA
STRETCHES NORTHEASTWARD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT 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 NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. E TO TROUGH SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
84W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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