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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT MON MAY 17 2010

...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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ATLC WILL
CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A PAIR OF TROPICAL WAVES MOVING W 15
KT ACROSS S AMERICA TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS
AREA THROUGH MON THEN DIMINISH TUE AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS NE.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO PRODUCE ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 68.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.WED AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
N OF 12N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN AS IT
RETREATS E SHIFTING TO E OF AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT IN
RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF E COAST OF THE
U.S. SE COAST TUE NIGHT. THE SW PORTION OF FRONT WILL THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE NE WATERS LATE WED THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
70W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AND NE 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 69W.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W SW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W BUILDING 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND
2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W
OF 76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NEAR HISPANIOLA SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 78W.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO
3 FT.


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