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FZNT26 KNHC 032120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 DUE TO HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
AND FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO RESULT
IN FRESH SE WINDS IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. FRESH TRADE WINDS
LIE S OF THE HIGH IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRES SHIFTS E
INTO CENTRAL ATLC WED AS WEAK FRONT REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF
OF MEXICO...RELAXING THE GRADIENT AND ALLOWING NW CARIBBEAN
WINDS TO WEAKEN BY TUE AND TRADES TO WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND S COAST OF
HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 71W AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF
71W...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8
FT EARLY WED NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1025 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N66W WILL DRIFT
E OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED THEN CONTINUES E TO NEAR
BERMUDA THROUGH FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 24N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE
WINDS S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 27N. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NW PART. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 76W 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 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 AND WED NIGHT...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. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 29N W
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 29N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 29N. FROM 24N TO
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE

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