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FZNT26 KNHC 041531
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 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...MODERATE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES S OF
BERMUDA AND LOW PRES ACROSS S AND CENTRAL AMERICA CONTINUES TO
RESULT IN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN.
HIGH PRES S OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFTS E-SE AND WEAKEN WED THROUGH
THU AS A WEAK FRONT REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. TRADES
WILL WEAKEN ACROSS ALL BUT SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR S COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF
15N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 15N

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 13N.
.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...1023 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N66W WILL DRIFT
VERY SLOWLY E-SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED THEN COLLAPSE INTO A
WEAK AND NARROW W TO E RIDGE ALONG 27N THU AND FRI. WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL EXIT N FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED THEN CONTINUE E TO NEAR BERMUDA
THROUGH FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 70W AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF 70W. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 21N TO 23N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND
FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT E OF
70W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 3 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 3 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST SE PART.

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