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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011

...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 BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WELL NE OF BERMUDA WILL
DRIFT SE THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. THE CIRCULATION
AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND LONG
PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS ACROSS ALL REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH
FRI. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK E ON SAT...AND NE ON SUN. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN...THEN
SLOWLY MOVE E WHILE WEAKENING AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO
NEAR S FLORIDA BY LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N E OF
78W. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 77W WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO
26N E OF 75W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S
OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS EASTERN
BAHAMAS AND SE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS
BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW AND SE
PARTS. .TUE...N OF 24N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF SHIFTS S AND
WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT
THEN SLOWLY MOVE E AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
TO 23N98W EARLY SAT EVENING...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO
23N98W EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
TO SE GULF EARLY MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE OVER THE
WESTERN PORTION TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF
24N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 KT N OF 28N...THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S
OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE SW TO NEAR NW COAST
OF COLOMBIA WILL LINGER THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SHIFT
E SAT THROUGH TUE. LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO
ENTER THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES FRI AND SUBSIDE SAT NIGHT.
OTHERWISE ...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N
SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD
PASSAGE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N 1 TO 3
FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT S OF 18N ...AND 2 FT N OF 18N.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 82W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 19N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 19N W OF 82W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N.


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