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FZNT26 KNHC 070933
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI MAY 07 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...THE ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE...CENTERED ON A 1020 MB
HIGH SE OF BERMUDA...WILL SHIFT E-SE THROUGH SUN AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE NE GULF AND ACROSS N FLORIDA. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC LATE SUN THROUGH TUE
TO GREATLY INCREASE THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY
WELL E OF THE AREA WILL ENTER S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS SUN NIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 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 N OF 16N.
.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
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 57W FRI AND FRI
NIGHT...AND N OF 17N W OF 58W SAT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1021 MB HIGH JUST NE OF THE AREA NEAR 29N64W WITH
RIDGE EXTENDING W-SW ACROSS S FLORIDA WILL 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 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

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