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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT MON MAY 09 2011

...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...A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
THROUGH TUE NIGHT THEN DRIFT S-SE OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS
THROUGH LATE WED. GALE CENTER ACROSS NW ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND
PASS JUST NE OF BERMUDA WED AND THU...INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW
OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND GENERATING LONG PERIOD
NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT VEERING NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF BAHAMAS W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN BUILDING NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NW
TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15
FT WED NIGHT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT.
S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY N OF 29N.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BAHAMA CHANNEL W
OF GRAND BAHAMA. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS THE
SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT
OR LESS LEE OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL OSCILLATE ACROSS THE NE GULF THROUGH
FRI...MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL WEAKEN LATE FRI THROUGH SAT
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WITH THE RETURN FLOW DIMINISHING OVER
THE WESTERN PORTION. COLD FRONT TO ENTER NW GULF SAT MORNING
AND REACH FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI TO CORPUS CHRISTI SAT
EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TRADES OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SW
CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH WED. AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM NE CARIBBEAN E-NE TO NEAR 19N53W WILL DRIFT N THROUGH WED
AND WEAKEN. TO THE NW OF THIS TROUGH...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT
WILL STALL OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED
THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES
WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH FRI...EXCEPT FRESH EASTERLIES
IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 19N E OF 81W...INCLUDING WINDWARD
PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 84W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 19N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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