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FZNT25 KNHC 191500
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAY 19 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...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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF
72W. .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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 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

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE IS WEAKENING AS A TROUGH MOVES TO THE
EAST N OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS RESULTING IN DECREASING TRADES.
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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.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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