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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 05 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 CREATED BETWEEN HIGH PRES S
OF BERMUDA AND LOW PRES ACROSS S AND CENTRAL AMERICA CONTINUES
TO RESULT IN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU
NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH THEN FORMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
INTO SAT AND DISSIPATES SUN AS A BROAD AREA OF STRONG HIGH
PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND NE GULF. AS A
RESULT...THE TRADES WILL ONLY WEAKEN BRIEF BEFORE INCREASING
AGAIN MON IN THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE
CARIBBEAN SEA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 14N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N
W OF 72W 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
N OF 13N E OF 67W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 67W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W 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 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N W OF 59W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND
2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 28N66W WILL DRIFT TO JUST E OF
AREA THU MORNING WHILE A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NW
WATERS SLOWLY MOVES E AND DISSIPATES. RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND
FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BEGINNING THU NIGHT
THROUGH SAT...THEN BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD LATE SUN THROUGH
MON AS A COLD FRONT DROPS S INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE
SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM 30N71W TO NEAR
CAPE CANAVERAL BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO
NEAR WEST PALM BEACH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 70W AND 77W AND FAR
NW PORTION.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 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.
.MON...W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.


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