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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 CARIBBEAN...WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NW
THROUGH TUE TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF NE
CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC. HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG EASTERN
SEABOARD OF U.S. WILL BUILD S ACROSS BAHAMAS AND NW CARIBBEAN
THROUGH EARLY TUE TO MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES GENERALLY W OF 70W.
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 EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NW
PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NW. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 NE TO 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 17N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
16N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 IN BUILDING N SWELL.
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 31N61W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE
AND BECOME ILL DEFINED OVER AREA 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. NEXT
COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N68W TO S FLORIDA THU
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W TO NW BAHAMAS FRI

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF FRONT W OF 72W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO
7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 1`0 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE
PORTION.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT BUILDING 6 TI 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W LATE. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE 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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