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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 01 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...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 THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
PORTIONS. WITH THE HIGH MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC BY WED AS
A WEAK FRONT REACHES THE MIDDLE GULF OF MEXICO...THE GRADIENT
WILL RELAX ALLOWING FOR THESE WINDS TO WEAKEN. A WEAKENING
STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS OF THE N PORTION
OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE W OF
66W AND S OF 14N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF
71W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 71W 5 TO
7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 59W 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.
.MON 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...THEN 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF 68W AND 2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 68W AND 73W.
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 S OF 22N
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N E
OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20
KT S OF 24N. 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...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 W OF 77W 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT W OF 77W 4 TO 6 FT. 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. 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 W OF 75W 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 26N E OF 74W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 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.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. W OF 73W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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