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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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...A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL WEAKEN THU AND THU NIGHT AS
A TROUGH FROM 25N75W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SLOWLY DRIFTS TO
THE NW. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH THU AFTERNOON
OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THEN WOULD SLOWLY LIFT TO THE NE FRI
THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 68W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT... BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 73W...AND NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 73W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 73W
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL THU NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 73W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS AND E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS AND W OF
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W
OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. 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 5 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF TROUGH E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. 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 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF TROUGH
SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUN.
S OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE W
OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...N OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MON.
A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF
24N. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON. N OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2
TO 4 FT THU NIGHT THROUGH MON.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI AND
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS AND
LINGERS N OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH MON WHICH
WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH. MEANWHILE A MID TO UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN
UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. A
WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MAY FORM IN THE SW CARIBBEAN THU...AND
POSSIBLY LINGER THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF
18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.SUN...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF
80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N.
.MON...W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
82W 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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