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FZNT26 KNHC 081509
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 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...1021 MB HIGH CENTERED SE OF BERMUDA WITH RIDGE
EXTENDING W-SW TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E-NE OF AREA BY LATE SUN
NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE
SW N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION SUN NIGHT THROUGH
WED TO INCREASE THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN MON
EVENING THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN EVENING AND
MOVE W ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE MORNING BEFORE SCRAPING
THE SE CARIBBEAN TUE INTO WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W 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 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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.
.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

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.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
SCATTERED TO 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...1021 MB HIGH SE OF BERMUDA EXTENDING W-SW TO S
FLORIDA WILL RETREAT E OF AREA TONIGHT INTO MON IN RESPONSE TO
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP S INTO THE FAR N WATERS LATE
TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY FRESH N WINDS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND SE WATERS MON THROUGH WED. A
LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL
BUILDS 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT....NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
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 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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