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FZNT26 KNHC 041502
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAY 04 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT S
THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES IN N OF
THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 17N.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 17N.
.FRI...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 FT
IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
69W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELLS THROUGH
EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 58W AND BECOMING N TO NE 10
KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 17N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E LATE FRI.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E
AND NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 31N73W WILL DRIFT S AND WEAKEN
THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT ALONG N FLORIDA COAST WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N72W TO FAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE
FROM 30N65W TO 26N70W FRI MORNING. TROUGH MOVES OFF N FLORIDA
COAST EARLY SAT AND REACHES FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN
MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT THEN
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 W
OF 74W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...E OF TROUGH N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF TROUGH N OF 26N N TO
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE E OF 73W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF

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