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FZNT26 KNHC 060944
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU MAY 06 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 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 SOUTH
AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH
SAT. A WEAK HIGH WILL BRIEFLY FORM OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO
TONIGHT INTO SAT AND THEN COLLAPSE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND NE GULF BEHIND A COLD FRONT. AS
A RESULT...THE TRADES WILL WEAKEN BRIEFLY OVER THE WEEKEND
BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MON ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N
E OF 68W 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 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 72W.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N 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 NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED 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 28.5N63W WILL DRIFT JUST E OF
AREA TODAY WHILE A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS
SLOWLY MOVES E AND DISSIPATES. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND
FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BEGINNING TONIGHT 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
.TODAY...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
3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF SE BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 70W AND
77W AND FAR NW PORTION.
.TONIGHT 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....NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE BY
AFTERNOON. 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 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N.

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