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FZNT25 KNHC 200839
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SINK S TO ALONG
28N SAT THEN WILL DRIFT BACK N TO ALONG 30N MON AND TUE. A
SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE SE PART WILL LINGER THROUGH SAT BEFORE
DISSIPATING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE
PART. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF
74W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TUE. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE
FAR NE GULF THROUGH TUE. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 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...A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING.
ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH BETWEEN HAITI AND JAMAICA WILL MERGE
WITH A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 14N ALONG 65W BY SUN THEN WILL
LINGER IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF 84W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS E OF 80W.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 82W.

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