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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 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...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL WILL SHIFT 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 LATE SUN
AND MOVE ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH EARLY TUE...THEN ENTER
THE SE CARIBBEAN LATER TUE AND WED AND THE FAR S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART.
.WED AND THU...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...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.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 N OF 15N THROUGH MON
NIGHT...THEN S OF 15N LATE MON AND TUE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 16N LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N PORTION
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL THU.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT NE OF
AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
DROP S INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT
AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM 31N61W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE MON
AFTERNOON...AND MOVE E OF AREA MON EVENING. A LARGE AREA OF
STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD INTO THE
REGION INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT PRIMARILY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W S TO SW BECOMING NW LATE. 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 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT FRONT AND S OF 23N E OF 68W.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF
69W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. 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 MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 70W.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 25N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 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 7 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.
.THU...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 24N TO 28N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.


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