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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED ABOUT 150 NM NE OF THE BAHAMAS
WITH A RIDGE SW TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E OF AREA BY LATE SUN
NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT SWEEPS SE ACROSS THE SW
N ATLC SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES IN ITS
WAKE BUILDS S. THE FRONT WILL THEN WEAKENS OVER THE SE WATERS
OF THE SW N ATLC MON THROUGH WED AS THE HIGH STRENGTHENS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS. A TROPICAL
WAVE CURRENTLY WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN EVENING AND
MOVE ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE MORNING BEFORE ENTERING
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER TUE INTO WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 10 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 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...BETWEEN A LINE FROM 18N66W TO 15N69W TO 12N71W AND A
LINE FROM 18N72W TO 17N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT ...HIGHEST FAR W. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. .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...BECOMING NUMEROUS MON INTO TUE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 14N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1021 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 28N76W WITH A RIDGE
EXTENDING SW ACROSS S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT E OF AREA LATE SUN
NIGHT INTO MON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT DROPS S INTO
THE FAR N WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN...AND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO S FLORIDA
SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL
CUBA MON...THEN THE E PORTION WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE MON
WHILE THE REST OF FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH TUE AS A
LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE REGION
INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
WATERS THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 72W...AND
BETWEEN 70W AND 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
22N E OF 67W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. FROM 25N 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 25N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...AND NEAR 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 69W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT....NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 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 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...S OF 24N INCLUDING VICINITY
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SE 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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