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FZNT26 KNHC 061518
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...GRADIENT 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 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

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...EXCEPT
7 TO 10 FT W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 72W.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO
9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 66W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N78W TO ST.AUGUSTINE
FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT TROUGH AND DISSIPATE OVER NW
WATERS FRI. A 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 29N63W WILL MERGE WITH 1020 MB
HIGH PRES NEAR 34N63W LATER TODAY. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN
EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH
SAT AND RETREAT EASTWARD LATE SUN THROUGH MON AS A COLD FRONT
DROPS S INTO THE FAR N WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST. S OF 23N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAHAMAS TO CUBA AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 30N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH 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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