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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT WED MAY 19 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 ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT TO E OF AREA FRI AS
A TROUGH FROM 26N71W TO HAITI LIFTS SLOWLY NE THROUGH FRI.
LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH ON THU AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVES TO EASTERN PORTION BY SUN. THE TROUGH THEN MOVES W
TOWARDS THE NW BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS BACK W INTO THE FAR WESTERN PORTION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL E OF 76W...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF
75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS
4 TO 6 FT...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 72W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 73W...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
W OF 73W THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 73W...AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W 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 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 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF TROUGH
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 23N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S
OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N W OF 73W 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 TSTMS
E AND NE PARTS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N E OF 89W WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI...
THEN BE REPLACED BY A STRONGER RIDGE THAT BUILDS SW FROM THE
ATLC ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS SAT AND SUN.
A WEAK TROUGH MAY APPROACH THE FAR SE PORTION FROM THE ATLC
LATE SAT INTO SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO
3 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF
25N.


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
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 19N W OF 84W 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15
KT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE FRI. 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
S OF 18N SAT...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW PORTION FRI.
.SUN...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF
80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2
FT N OF 18N.


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