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FZNT26 KNHC 171457
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAY 17 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE ACROSS N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE
ATLC WITH DIMINISHING WINDS TUE AS THE HIGH PRES MOVES NE. AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF OF MEXICO PRODUCE ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE NW
CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N
OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N
E OF 68W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.WED AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 12N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E OF AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT IN
RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF E COAST OF THE
U.S. SE COAST TUE NIGHT. THE SW PORTION OF FRONT WILL THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE NE WATERS LATE WED THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AND NE 20 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL E OF 70W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF
78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 69W.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W SW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 76W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NEAR HISPANIOLA SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 78W.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO
3 FT.

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