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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU MAY 26 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 RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM JUST NW OF BERMUDA SW TO
ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH FRI THEN WILL SHIFT N OVER THE
WEEKEND. A LOW TO MIDDLE LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING E TO W ALONG
25-26N E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MAINTAIN MILD WINDS E OF 70W
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E EAST OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E
OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WEST OF 77W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT E OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF
73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF
73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT N OF WINDWARD PASSAGE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL WATERS OF TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN
TO LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT EARLY FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING DURING
THE AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE WILL THEN RESTRENGTHEN ACROSS THE
BASIN SAT THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT SUN. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE
SAT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 26N TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS TUE
AND INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY S OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE TUE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE BY
TONIGHT THEN REDEVELOP ALONG 12N SAT. BROAD LOW PRES IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE TO
PRODUCE AN ELONGATED BAND OF STRONG WINDS FROM THE E CENTRAL
TO NW PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THEN MOVE
ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN FRI AFTERNOON AND NIGHT THEN MOVE MORE
NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. OTHERWISE GENTLE
TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE TROPICAL N
ATLC THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
5 FT SE PART FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
SE PART.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 17N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 17N. W
OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PART
SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN.
.MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF
17N E OF 80W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 T 4 FT
LEE OF CUBA...INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 78W LATE.

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