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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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 ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS N PART OF THE
AREA WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AND SHIFT NE THROUGH TUE...ALLOWING
FOR DIMINISHING WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN. A SURFACE TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS
IN COMBINATION WITH A MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER
OVER MUCH OF THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. N OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.WED THROUGH 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 AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR
SW PORTIONS TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH ACROSS N FLORIDA WILL MOVE E INTO NW
WATERS OVERNIGHT THEN REACH 77W TUE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING.
WEAKEN HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA
WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AND MOVE NE OF AREA THROUGH TUE IN RESPONSE
TO A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF E COAST OF THE SE U.S. COAST
WED. THE SW PORTION OF THIS FRONT WILL THEN DRAG E ACROSS N
PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU THROUGH SAT.
WEAK TROUGH MAY DEVELOP NEAR 70W S OF 26N THU AND MEANDER
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 30N W OF 74W TUE. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 29N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4
TO 6 FT SAT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 71W SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.


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