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FZNT26 KNHC 120304
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT WED MAY 11 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 ACROSS THE EXTREME
NE CARIBBEAN AND FAR N TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY N
THROUGH FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING. A DYING COLD FRONT FROM JUST N
OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ENE ACROSS FAR S PORTIONS OF THE SW N
ATLC WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU
NIGHT. LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ENTER THE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE S CARIBBEAN EARLY
FRI...AND GRADUALLY FADE SUN THROUGH MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS PRIMARILY ALONG TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 72W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES THU EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N PORTIONS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E
OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S AND E PARTS.
.MON...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH N SWELLS THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 KT E OF 60W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO
18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND
SE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY NW PORTIONS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM
12N TO 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 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.
.SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 59W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED
N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...THE TAIL END OF A DYING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM
JUST N OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE E-NE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL SINK SLOWLY SE AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. A GALE CENTER ACROSS W ATLC WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING NE OUT OF
THE REGION... AND MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND LONG PERIOD
NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS ALL REGIONAL WATERS. A NEW COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E
OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N
OF 23N AND 3 TO 5 FT IN BUILDING N SWELL S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE E
OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY E OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 21N TO 26N E OF BAHAMAS NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF
21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITH NE SWELL SEEPING THROUGH THE PASSAGES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 22N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY E OF 70W.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS EASTERN BAHAMAS AND SE
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW
PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W

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