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FZNT26 KNHC 020921
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN MAY 02 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
CARIBBEAN DUE TO HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND LOWER PRES OVER
THE GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG SE
WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN PORTIONS.
HIGH PRES EXPANDS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC BY WED AS A WEAK FRONT
REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO RELAXING THE GRADIENT AND
ALLOWING FOR THE CARIBBEAN WINDS TO WEAKEN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE
W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 65W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N W OF 66W AND S OF 14N E OF 66W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 17N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 19N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N65W WILL DRIFT TO JUST E
OF THE AREA TUE. A WEAK HIGH CENTER WILL FORM NEAR 28N73W WED
AND THU WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGHOUT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF
76W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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