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FZNT25 KNHC 171510
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 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 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WILL BECOME STATIONARY TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING
NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NW PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE
GRADUALLY BUILDS E ALONG 29N THU AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO
28N THROUGH SAT. A SURFACE TROUGH MAY DEVELOP E OF THE BAHAMAS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5
TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT... HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND SE PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 70W.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25 W OF 72 NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF
72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND DRIFT E INTO THE
NE PORTION THU THEN E OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 24N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 27N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NE PART.
.SAT...S OF 25N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.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 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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 AND SAT. 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
COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEAR 70W THROUGH THU...THEN MOVE W AS THE
SUBTROPICAL HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE
WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE PASSES THROUGH FAR
S WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT AND WED THEN MOVES
INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN VENEZUELA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE S OF 18N TONIGHT. 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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E
OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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