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FZNT25 KNHC 181500
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAY 18 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...TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE E ACROSS
THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY THU. THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS E ALONG 30N THU AND WEAKENS
AS IT MOVES TO 28N OVER THE WEEKEND.

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 BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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
AHEAD OF FRONT AND E OF 71W.
.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 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 SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E OF 70W.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E OF 70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT N OF
27N W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 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 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA
WILL REMAIN NEAR 71W UNTIL THU THEN MOVE W AS THE SUBTROPICAL
HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 13N ALONG 56W WILL
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU...PASS 70W FRI NIGHT AND
DEVELOP WEAK LOW PRES ALONG IT IN THE SW CARIBBEAN OVER THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY
TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W.
.SUN...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
84W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
E OF 80W.

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