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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AS IT BECOMES A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N77W
TO S FLORIDA BY LATE MON AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM NEAR
31N75W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY WED AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH WILL
MOVE SLOWLY E AS IT WEAKENS LATER WED AND THROUGH FRI AS A
CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE BUILDS SW INTO THE AREA FROM 30N65W TO
25N75W.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT....EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 23N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
S OF 24N E OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH W TO NW.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS ...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E
OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO
WESTERN CUBA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT.
A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NE WATERS MON
EVENING...AND TO E OF THE GULF EARLY TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT...AND SETTLE IN OVER THE NE
PORTION THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE
PORTION 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NW
TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BECOMING E
TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM PUERTO RICO SW TO NE COLOMBIA
WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK LOW MAY POSSIBLY
DEVELOP FROM THE TROUGH AND SLOWLY MOVE W TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU
THEN WEAKEN FRI AS AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS SW OVER THE NORTHERN
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. 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 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N W OF 83W. E OF 80W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


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