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FZNT26 KNHC 100901
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 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...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL
TO THE NE CARIBBEAN WILL LINGER THROUGH FRI AND MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL
STALL OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. FRESH EASTERLIES ARE EXPECTED
IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS N OF 15N TODAY THROUGH WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND
E PARTS.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 15N E OF 65W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL
EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND E

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
15N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN MIXED E AND N
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
BY TONIGHT THEN DRIFT SE OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS THROUGH WED
NIGHT. GALE CENTER ACROSS NW ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND PASS JUST NE
OF BERMUDA WED AND THU...INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND GENERATING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY
SWELL ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. N OF
27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 76W TONIGHT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS W OF 71W TONIGHT. SEAS4 TO 6 FT. E OF
BAHAMAS S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW WINDS
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N E OF
77W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF
75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF
BAHAMAS W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED NIGHT. E OF BAHAMAS S OF
23N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS PRIMARILY N OF 29N.
.THU...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BAHAMA CHANNEL W
OF GRAND BAHAMA. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS THE
SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2
FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

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