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FZNT26 KNHC 040233
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 9 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 1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N64W WILL
CONTINUE TO DRIFT E 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 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 N OF 28N W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 28N W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
70W. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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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