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FZNT26 KNHC 192050
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED MAY 19 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...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS AND
LINGERS N OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH MON WHICH
WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH. MEANWHILE A MID TO UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN
UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WEAK LOW PRES AND AN ATTENDANT SURFACE TROUGH MAY FORM IN THE
SW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THU WHERE IT WOULD THEN LINGER

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN AND MON. E OF 68W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT SUN AND MON.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 17N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL WEAKEN THU AND THU NIGHT AS
A TROUGH FROM 25N75W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SLOWLY DRIFTS TO
THE NW. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH THU AFTERNOON
OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THEN WOULD SLOWLY LIFT TO THE NE FRI

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 73W...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
W OF 73W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 73W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL THU NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS AND E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS AND W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. S OF 23N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF TROUGH SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUN. S OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE W OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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