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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 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...THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF AREA
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 SUN. A WEAK
HIGH DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FRI THROUGH
SAT...THEN DISSIPATES SUN ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO WEAKEN
BRIEFLY OVER THE WEEKEND. TRADES THEN INCREASE AGAIN MON AND
TUE AS STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE SW N ATLC...AND
LOW PRES INTENSIFIES OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. A TROPICAL WAVE
CURRENTLY WELL E OF THE AREA MAY MOVE THROUGH THE FAR SOUTHERN
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS 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 68W 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 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT ...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W E 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
14N...MORE CONCENTRATED NEAR ISLANDS.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 57W FRI AND
FRI NIGHT...AND N OF 17N W OF 58W SAT. 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 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. THE FRONT WILL 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
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH....S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
AND MOVING INTO FAR SE PART LATE.
.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 S OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...AND S OF 24N E OF 68W.
.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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.


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