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FZNT26 KNHC 050932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 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.
THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E-SE AND WEAKEN TODAY AS A WEAK FRONT
MEANDERS ACROSS THE NE GULF OF MEXICO. A NEW WEAK HIGH WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE SE AND E GULF LATE THU AND FRI AND ACT TO
RESTRENGTHEN THE TRADES OVER THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF
THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY 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 DIMINISHING TO
15 KT TONIGHT. 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 ALL BUT NE PORTIONS.
.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
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N W OF 59W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 27.5N63W WILL DRIFT E-SE AND
WEAKEN TODAY...THEN REDEVELOP TO THE N ALONG ABOUT 30N TONIGHT
THEN SLIDE E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH FRI AND OVER THE E
CENTRAL ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM
N FLORIDA NE ACROSS COASTAL ZONES OF THE SE U.S. WILL MEANDER
ACROSS THE FAR NW WATERS THIS MORNING THEN DRIFT N AND EXIT THE
AREA THIS EVENING. THE REMNANTS OF THIS FRONT WILL BE FORCED SE
AND INTO NW PORTIONS THU NIGHT AND DRIFT E TO NEAR 75W FRI
BEFORE DISSIPATING. A NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SINK SE
ACROSS FAR NW PORTIONS SUN AMD REACH FROM 30N71W TO NEAR CAPE
CANAVERAL SUN AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PORTIONS SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN SE
BAHAMAS AND 69W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF
74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 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 S TO SW WINDS W OF
76W. 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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