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FZNT25 KNHC 170234
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT MON MAY 16 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO THE WESTERN BAHAMAS
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E TO 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT
BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS ALONG 28N THU THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W
TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
KT BECOMING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .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.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT E INTO THE NE PORTION THU THEN E OF
THE AREA THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT....N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N
W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N W OF
87W LATE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NORTHERN
VENEZUELA WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH
THU...THEN MOVE W AS THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH BUILDS TO THE N
BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 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 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N E OF 85W 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 W OF 82W E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 20N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT LATE. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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