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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 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 26N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 74W 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO
3 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...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI...THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF
FRI NIGHT INTO SAT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO
THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE E...AND REACH FROM
NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 23N98W EARLY SAT EVENING...FROM
NE FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 87W
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 87W
1 TO 2 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 ALONG 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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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