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FZNT26 KNHC 251534
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 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...LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE FAR TROPICAL EASTERN
PACIFIC EXTENDS NE AND WEAKLY INTO THE SW CARIBBEAN...WHILE A
LARGE LOW PRES CIRCULATION DOMINATES THE SW N ATLC. WEAK LOW
PRES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT W AND NW AND BECOME
ANCHORED FROM HONDURAS-NICARAGUA TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
BY FRI. ELSEWHERE MODERATE E TO SE TRADES TODAY WILL FRESHEN
BRIEFLY WED THROUGH THU MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS A SURFACE
TROUGH ACROSS THE ATLC REACHES HISPANIOLA FRI. TROPICAL WAVE
MOVING THROUGH S PORTIONS OF ATLC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO SE CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM W TO
E.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON..N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT SW PORTIONS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS
S OF 11N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 16N VARIABLE SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N S TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES SYSTEM WITH 1007 MB CENTER NEAR
30N72W. BROAD CIRCULATION WILL DRIFT NW WITH CENTER NEAR 31N74W
BY WED MORNING THEN MEANDER EASTWARD THROUGH FRI...BEFORE
MOVING E-NE AND PASSING BERMUDA LATE SAT. THE LOW WILL DRAG A
TROUGH SE THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS WED REACHING THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS FRI INTO SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 30N W OF 76W N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM
S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS SW TO W 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 73W SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 28N TO
24N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE
AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 28N
TO 24N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE AND NW
PARTS. .WED ...N OF 27N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N
OF 27N E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
PART. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W N WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N PART. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NE PART.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF
27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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