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FZNT26 KNHC 101516
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAY 10 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...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DURING
THE FORECAST PERIOD TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 14N E OF 66W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT AND MONA
PASSAGE NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WINDWARD AND MONA
PASSAGES 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E PART.
.FRI...S OF 17N W OF 69W N TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. BETWEEN 65W AND 69W AND N OF 14N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 19N THIS
AFTERNOON.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 60W BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM 29N65W TO NEAR CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON
AND MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A LARGE AND
STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION
TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI. WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NE TO 22N65W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH TONIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART AND ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N
E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR SE
BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
LATE THU. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 74W
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.

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