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FZNT25 KNHC 150914
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 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...WEAK TROUGH LIFTS N THROUGH WATERS E OF 70W TODAY
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW
WATERS TODAY AND BE REINFORCED BY A SERIES OF TROUGHS THROUGH
TUE BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA BY LATE WED. RIDGE BUILDS IN
FROM THE E ALONG 29N ON THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 72W S OF 23N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT S WINDS E OF 71W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF
73W AND E OF 70W BETWEEN 22N TO 28N..
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW
TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 71W S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND E OF 70W N OF 28N.
.WED...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 76W.
N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S OF 26N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. N OF 26N W OF 71W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA THROUGH 26N85W TO
29N93W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA BY EARLY MON MORNING. REINFORCING
TROUGHS WILL PASS THROUGH THE NE GULF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MON
EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT
AND PASS INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N TO FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 26N W OF 87W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT E OF 88W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW
TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING
TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 2 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LACK OF A STRONG SUBTROPICAL RIDGE THROUGH WED WILL
INHIBIT EASTERLY TRADE WINDS. THE RIDGE BUILDS TO THE N LATE
WED TO THU WITH SE RETURN FLOW THEN BECOMING FRESH IN THE FAR
NW CARIBBEAN. A TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC S
OF 12N TUE THROUGH WED AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU
WHERE IT WILL MEET UP WITH THE TROUGH THAT CURRENTLY LIES FROM
THE MONA PASSAGE TO FAR NE COLOMBIA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 85W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S OF 18N W
OF 83W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 83W AND 1 TO 2 FT BETWEEN 80W AND
83W...SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N W OF 83W. E OF 80W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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