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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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...WEAK TROUGH ACROSS N FLORIDA WILL MOVE E INTO NW
WATERS OVERNIGHT THEN REACH 77W TUE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING.
WEAKEN HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA
WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AND MOVE NE OF AREA THROUGH TUE IN RESPONSE
TO A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF E COAST OF THE SE U.S. COAST
WED. THE SW PORTION OF THIS FRONT WILL THEN DRAG E ACROSS N
PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU THROUGH SAT.
WEAK TROUGH MAY DEVELOP NEAR 70W S OF 26N THU AND MEANDER
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 30N W OF 74W TUE. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 29N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4
TO 6 FT SAT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 71W SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM N FLORIDA SW TO NEAR 26N85W WILL
MOVE NE OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR
27N93W 1015 MB WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE FAR NE WATERS TONIGHT...THEN LINGER WHILE
DISSIPATING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN FORM OVER
THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION THU AND PRODUCE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
ACROSS THE W HALF OF THE BASIN...BECOMING MORE E TO SE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE BASIN FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING
E TO SE 10 TO 15 FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E FRI...EXCEPT NEAR THE N COAST OF
YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH EVENING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE
OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 24N.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SAT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS N PART OF THE
AREA WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AND SHIFT NE THROUGH TUE...ALLOWING
FOR DIMINISHING WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN. A SURFACE TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS
IN COMBINATION WITH A MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER
OVER MUCH OF THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT . SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
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 TO NUMEROUS 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 AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SAT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W.


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