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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 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...NORTHERLY SWELLS E OF BAHAMAS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH
SAT AFTERNOON AS LOW PRES N OF THE REGION WEAKENS. A WEAK
TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF
THE AREA WILL MOVE E SAT THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY SUN...THEN SLOWLY MOVE E
THROUGH TUE AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SE U.S. THE FRONT
WILL WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH BY WED FROM NEAR 31N78W TO
THE NW BAHAMAS AS A RIDGE BUILDS FROM 28N65W TO 26N73W.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 26N W OF 74W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 67W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 76W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W WINDS BECOMING
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION ALONG AND NEAR
FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 71W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 71W SE TO S
WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION NEAR FRONT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 75W.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 70W
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 70W AND
BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW SHIFTING TO W TO NW
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E OF
BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO
24N91W WILL REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA TO 24N89W BY EARLY SAT
MORNING. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL REACH FROM
NEAR PENSACOLA TO 25N98W SAT MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT EVENING...FROM 29N83W TO
23N88W SUN MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM TAMPA
BAY TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN EVENING AND SLOWLY MOVE
EASTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA LATE SUN NIGHT AND MON. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NE WATERS MON THROUGH
LATE TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE FAR NE
WATERS WED.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W
TO NW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF
26N.
.MON...W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND
2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT...AND VARIABLE 5
KT N OF 26N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SW TO NEAR THE NW
COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE SUN. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH SUN. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE
NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND FAR NE CARIBBEAN SEA SUN NIGHT
THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N
E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT....EXCEPT S OF 18N 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 21N.
.MON...W OF 84W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 84W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
S OF 18N WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


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