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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 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...ATLC RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AS MOVES E THROUGH SAT
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO W CUBA
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 FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W AND N OF 16N E OF
66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
N OF 16N AND S OF 15N E OF 65W.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 12N 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 15N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 27N65W SW TO NW BAHAMAS WILL SLIDE E TO
THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY THU MORNING AS A WEAK TROUGH FROM SE
GEORGIA TO NE FLORIDA PUSHES SE INTO THE NW PORTION THIS
MORNING ...THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES INTO THE N CENTRAL
WATERS WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE
U.S. COAST WED EVENING. ITS SOUTHERN PORTION WILL THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH
SAT. A WEAK TROUGH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE S AND SW WATERS
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON... THEN SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH SAT
WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES FORMING ALONG IT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW
OVER THE WESTERN PORTION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BETWEEN 72W AND 78W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W BUILDING TO 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 28N W OF 66W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
.TONIGHT 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 AND FRI...S OF 26N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 72W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
BETWEEN 69W AND 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BECOMING
SE TO S FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT ...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN
72W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND FAR SE BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR NE PART.


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