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FZNT26 KNHC 012136
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2011

...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...A PAIR OF LOW LEVEL DISTURBANCES...LOCATED OVER THE
N CENTRAL AND SE PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN...WILL SHIFT
GRADUALLY NW THROUGH TUE TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH
OF THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC. HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE U.S. WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE
BAHAMAS AND NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY TUE TO MAINTAIN FRESH
TRADES GENERALLY W OF 70W. A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SW N
ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND REACH JUST N OF THE NE CARIBBEAN ALONG
20N BY THU THEN SINK TO 17N BY LATE FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIND
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 13N W OF 73W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE
TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT OFF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. .WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN
N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.FRI...N OF 14N E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 TO
6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
S OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W
OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS...MAINLY S OF 16N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.WED...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10
KT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT 31N62W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE
AND BECOME ILL DEFINED BY TUE...THEN BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN ALONG
20N EARLY THU JUST N OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD S AND SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT E WED AS
THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. COLD FRONT TO
EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N68W TO S FLORIDA THU AFTERNOON THEN
DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W TO NW BAHAMAS FRI AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF
75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF
75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SW AND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF
72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT THROUGH
BAHAMIAN PASSAGES...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS W OF 75W LATE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT E OF 75W...AND 6 TO 7 FT W OF 75W IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT NW
PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND DISSIPATING FRONT
AND 4 TO 5 FT SE ELSEWHERE.

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