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FZNT26 KNHC 182100
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010

...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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH SUN WITH THE
ATLC RIDGE WEAKENING AS A TROUGH MOVES TO THE EAST N OF THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS. MEANWHILE A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER
THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. WEAK LOW PRES AND
AN ATTENDANT SURFACE TROUGH MAY FORM IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WED
NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 5 FT LATE FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 5 TO 10 SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. E OF
68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT FRI AND SAT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE TO S NORTH OF 18N SAT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO NEAR MELBOURNE
FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO THE E TONIGHT AND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE
CENTRAL PORTION WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP
ALONG THE TROUGH THU NIGHT SHIFTING TO THE E ALONG 65W BY SUN.
OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGING WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
TROUGH AND SE PORTION.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL
E OF 76W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF TROUGH AND N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT W OF TROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 74W
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S
OF 27N E OF TROUGH AND LOW SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROUGH AND LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N E OF TROUGH AND LOW S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF
TROUGH AND LOW NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND LOW.

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