000 FZNT26 KNHC 062129 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU MAY 06 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...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 EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FRI THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE 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 AND TUE. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 70W...AND N OF 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 64W ...AND N OF 14N E OF 64W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED N OF 14N. .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...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF A LINE FROM 18N70W TO 12N74W TO LINE FROM 18N72.5W TO 17N75W AND ALSO WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .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 AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. A 1021 MB HIGH JUST NE OF THE AREA NEAR 29N64W WILL EXTEND A RIDGE SW TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA OVERNIGHT THROUGH SAT ...THEN RETREAT E OF AREA 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 BY EARLY MON THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE REGION. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW OVERNIGHT. SEA 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 26N AND W OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 76W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 68W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 74W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 25N E OF 76W...AND TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N W OF 76W. $$