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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT MON MAY 17 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 TO E OF AREA TONIGHT 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 THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE NE WATERS LATE WED THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
70W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AND NE 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 69W.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W SW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W BUILDING 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND
2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W
OF 76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NEAR HISPANIOLA SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 78W.
.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...RIDGE ALONG 28N E OF 85W WILL MOVE E OF AREA
EARLY TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST BY EARLY TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE FAR NE WATERS TUE NIGHT...THEN LINGER WHILE
DISSIPATING THROUGH THU. A WEAK RIDGE THEN BUILDS W NEAR 30N
THROUGH FRI WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN INCREASING OVER THE FAR
WESTERN WATERS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL. N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 89W.
.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W.
.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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N FRI.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF
28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N WINDS
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 27N E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 FT. N OF 27N NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO PRODUCE ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15
KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W.
.TUE THROUGH THU....S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION
...BECOMING ISOLATED TUE NIGHT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
S OF 18N E OF 80W.


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