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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU MAY 20 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 27N E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL RETREAT E
OF AREA FRI AS A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH ACROSS THE NW AND
CENTRAL BAHAMAS DRIFTS TO THE NW. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH
LATE SAT AND TURN TO THE NW SUN POSSIBLY REACHING THE FAR N
CENTRAL PORTION BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 70W LATE SAT THROUGH
SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE
TO E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 75W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W
OF 75W. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST S OF 21N. S OF OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 67W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF
72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 EARLY FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 76W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.. ...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT E OF 70W LATE SAT INTO SUN. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT.
FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF
23N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT SW PART DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT SW PART 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
OVER NE PORTION. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 72W WINDS BECOMING E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W
AND 76W NE TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL FROM 23N TO 27N ...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF
72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION WILL BE
REPLACED BY A SLIGHTLY STRONGER RIDGE FROM THE WESTERN ATLC
SAT THROUGH MON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SLOWLY BECOME
DIFFUSE THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...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 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. N OF 27N SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED 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...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH MON AS A BROAD
TROUGH AND WEAL LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE BAHAMAS AND SLOWLY LIFT
N THROUGH MON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO WEAKEN ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN AND MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BASIN. A MID TO
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN.
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MAY FORM IN THE SW CARIBBEAN THU...AND
POSSIBLY LINGER THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W.
.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 N OF 18N 1 TO 2 FT.
.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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