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FZNT26 KNHC 011518
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 01 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 BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SW
ATLC AND LOWER PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO IS PRODUCING FRESH
TO STRONG SE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN...MAINLY W OF 82W
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER
THE N PORTION OF THE SW TROPICAL ATLC WILL DRIFT S THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING BY SUN. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL
PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE THEN SUBSIDE BY
WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 17N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NE TO E LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY E
SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N65W EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER
THE ENTIRE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEAR THE NE PORTION OF
THE SW ATLC THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT FRESH BREEZE ON
THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS HIGH PRES. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CLIP THE FAR NW WATERS LATE TUE INTO WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 6 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...N OF 25N E OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF

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