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FZNT26 KNHC 181504
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 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...ATLC RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AS MOVES E THROUGH SAT
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN.
MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER MUCH OF THE NW
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W AND N OF
16N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 15N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 30N65W SW TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E TO
THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY THU MORNING. TROUGH FROM 31N79W TO
29N81W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE SE U.S. COAST WED EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. WEAK TROUGH MAY DEVELOP NE
OF THE BAHAMAS THIS EVENING THEN LIFT NE THROUGH SAT WITH
POSSIBLE LOW PRES FORMING ALONG THE TROUGH.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 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. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 66W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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...S OF 26N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 72W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
BETWEEN 69W AND 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BECOMING
SE TO S FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN
72W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND FAR SE BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR NE PART.

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