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FZNT25 KNHC 180244
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 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 SUN.

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 WINDS BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. 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
FRONTAL TROUGH.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FRO 22N
TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WILL DRIFT E
INTO THE NE PORTION THU THEN E OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE WED NIGHT
AND PREVAIL THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.

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. S OF 20N W OF 82W E TO SE
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E OF 82W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 18N. 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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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