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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT MON MAY 10 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO 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...THEN DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA ON SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W
AND N OF 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS E PART.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 66W E 10 TO 15 KT AND
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N...AND S OF 15N.
.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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI AND SAT...HIGHEST FAR E. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 26N72W THEN WEAKENING
STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OF
AREA LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION DISSIPATES. 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 SAT. WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE
MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 23N E OF 74W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 23N E OF 74W 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF
70W...AND ALONG FRONT E OF 72W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...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 28N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT LATE FRI. 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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