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FZNT25 KNHC 182101
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO NEAR MELBOURNE
FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO THE E TONIGHT AND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE
CENTRAL PORTION WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP
ALONG THE TROUGH THU NIGHT SHIFTING TO THE E ALONG 65W BY SUN.
OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGING WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
TROUGH AND SE PORTION.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL
E OF 76W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF TROUGH AND N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT W OF TROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 74W
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S
OF 27N E OF TROUGH AND LOW SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROUGH AND LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N E OF TROUGH AND LOW S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF
TROUGH AND LOW NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND LOW.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...1016 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 28N89W WILL MOVE E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF. THE
FRONT WILL STALL OUT JUST INLAND OVER TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AS A
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE WED THROUGH SUN.
OTHERWISE A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP AND LINGER IN
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED
NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT THU NIGHT...AND NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FOOT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED
NIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15
TO 20 KT S OF 23N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF
23N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH SUN WITH THE
ATLC RIDGE WEAKENING AS A TROUGH MOVES TO THE EAST N OF THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS. MEANWHILE A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER
THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. WEAK LOW PRES AND
AN ATTENDANT SURFACE TROUGH MAY FORM IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WED
NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT....W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL THROUGHOUT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW
PORTION. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
SAT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW PORTION FRI. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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