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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 16 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN AS IT
RETREATS E SHIFTING E OF AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT IN
RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF E COAST OF THE
U.S. SE COAST TUE NIGHT. THE SW PORTION OF FRONT WILL WILL
THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION LATE WED
THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 73W.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 27N E OF 72W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO
3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...W ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N/29N EXTENDING W TO
85W WILL MOVE E OF AREA MON AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ALONG THE
NE GULF TUE...THEN SINKS SLIGHTLY SE AND MEANDERS ACROSS
CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W INTO THE
GULF WED THROUGH FRI TO PRODUCE A MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF
27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
25N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WIND
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...MAINLY LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ATLC WILL
CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A PAIR OF TROPICAL WAVES MOVING W 15
KT ACROSS S AMERICA TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS
AREA THROUGH MON THEN DIMINISH TUE AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS NE.
THE TROPICAL WAVES S OF 12N ALONG 59W AND 67W THIS EVENING WILL
SPREAD ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS S AND E PORTIONS THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 83W.
.TUE THROUGH THU....S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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