000 FZNT26 KNHC 201541 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 20 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...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH MON AS A BROAD TROUGH AND WEAL LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE BAHAMAS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. AN 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 LINGER THROUGH E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 17N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL MOVE E OF AREA FRI AS A 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... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO 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. $$