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FZNT26 KNHC 030218
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 SHIFTS E INTO CENTRAL ATLC 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
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND S COAST OF HAITI.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 65W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 18N.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N65W WILL DRIFT E
OF THE AREA TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT
AND REMAINS OFF THE NE FL COAST FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W THROUGH
THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...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 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT
S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S PART. 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 W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S
PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING NE TO E BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW
PART. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
FAR NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN SE SWELL AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS IN SE SWELL AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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