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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 HELP TO 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 10 KT BRIEFLY FRI MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE HALF.
.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 TONIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL WATERS OF
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A WARM
FRONT FRI MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING DURING THE LATE 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 2 TO 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 VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 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 13N 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. 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 INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 17N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W MON NIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT E OF 80W.
.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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