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FZNT26 KNHC 200942
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU MAY 20 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...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH MON AS A BROAD
TROUGH AND WEAL LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE BAHAMAS AND SLOWLY LIFT
N THROUGH MON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO WEAKEN ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN AND MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BASIN. A MID TO
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN.
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MAY FORM IN THE SW CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY LINGER THROUGH MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF
66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 66W AND E OF 66W E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 15N W OF 65W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT N OF 19N BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL N OF 16N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S
OF 16N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N
E 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 27N E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL RETREAT E
OF AREA FRI AS A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH ACROSS THE NW AND
CENTRAL BAHAMAS DRIFTS TO THE NW. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH
LATE SAT AND TURN TO THE NW SUN POSSIBLY REACHING THE FAR N
CENTRAL PORTION BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 70W LATE SAT THROUGH
SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE
TO E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 75W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W
OF 75W. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST S OF 21N. S OF OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 67W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF
72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 EARLY FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 76W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.. ...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT E OF 70W LATE SAT INTO SUN. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT.
FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF
23N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT SW PART DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT SW PART 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
OVER NE PORTION. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 72W WINDS BECOMING E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W
AND 76W NE TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL FROM 23N TO 27N ...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF
72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.


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