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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 10 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 WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE SW N
ATLC DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH FRI...THEN DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA ON SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W
AND N OF 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 14N 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...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS E PART.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 66W E 10 TO 15 KT AND
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N...AND S OF 15N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 60W BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI AND SAT...HIGHEST FAR E. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 25N74W WILL MOVE E OF
AREA LATE TONIGHT AS A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT...THE PRES GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO INCREASE AND SEAS TO BUILD
PRIMARILY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF
78W E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 78W 2 TO 3
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
SE BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 28N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT LATE FRI. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF
74W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.


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