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FZNT26 KNHC 030852
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON MAY 03 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 BY TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY 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 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 65W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N65W WILL DRIFT
E OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED BEFORE CONTINUING E TO
NEAR BERMUDA FRI AN GRADUALLY DISSIPATING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27 W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 BECOMING 10 TO 15 TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S 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.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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