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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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.
THE HIGH WILL SHIFTS SE AND WEAKEN WED THROUGH THU AS A WEAK
FRONT REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. TRADES WILL WEAKEN
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA EXCEPT OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
CARIBBEAN SEA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT ...EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 68W 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... EXCEPT N OF 16N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO
8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH WED THEN DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N 4 TO 6 FT
THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN 3 TO 5 FT THU THROUGH FRI. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 15N...BECOMING ISOLATED WED NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N
W OF 72W 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
17N... AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 13N TO
18N. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...NEARLY STATIONARY 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 28N64W WILL
BEGIN TO DRIFT SE OVERNIGHT AND REACH TO JUST E OF AREA BY WED
AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS.
THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY STALL AND BECOME STATIONARY WHILE
DISSIPATING AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N74W TO 29N81W EARLY
THU...AND FROM 31N70W TO 29N81W BY LATE THU NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL
THEN EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO NEAR 25N80W BEGINNING WED NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE RETREATING EASTWARD. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N68W TO 29N81W BY LATE
SUN AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF
68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N E OF
69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E THU AFTERNOON AND SE FRI.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W BECOMING SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W S TO SW. 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 E OF BAHAMAS...AND NEAR 1 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SUN....N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT
TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND NEAR 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS.


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